Her eyes lit up in a way that would probably cause Gareth a lot of stress at the word "wings." Perfect! The absolute perfect excuse to do exactly what she wanted. Oh, sure, it wasn't risk free, and "ask forgiveness not permission" wasn't necessarily a good rule of thumb when dealing with a royal dragon, but whatever! She nodded obediently in response to what Gareth said. Safety was, after all, entirely subjective, as she'd told him many times, and being around a dragon that ate people blew the scale so far out of the water--pun somewhat intended--that what she intended to do was barely a blip of increased danger.
And besides, the King had even given her a convenient helping hand! Or, um, tail. Either way, she took it as a clear sign that he definitely wanted her to do exactly what she was about to do. She considered the brush momentarily, before shrugging and putting the handle lightly in her mouth, biting down more delicately than she would have if she wasn't dealing with a King's brush. She was going to need her hands for this.
She touched the King's tail carefully at first, and then, upon not being immediately rejected, started using it like one might a piece of driftwood or a thrown rope. She couldn't swim, no, but she appeared to have absolutely no qualms in pulling herself right into deep water, hands and then arms around the King's tail. Regardless of the protests Gareth was almost surely making, she scrambled to the base of his tail, feet kicking in the water in the way of an awkward child feeling out their limbs in water for the first time.
When she reached the base of his tail, she simply kept going, bare feet and hands finding handholds that she didn't think would hurt him. She didn't feel like grabbing at any spines was safe, but his scales were rough enough to let her scramble up, skilled at climbing as she was. With speed for her comparative size, she scurried up the King's back, delighted with herself.
"I will be th' most delicate and skilled brusher ever," she informed the King, taking the brush from between her teeth, "so long as y'don't dump me in the water, please."
She climbed her way across his back to the place where his wings met his shoulders; this had to be difficult for him to reach himself, right? And it wasn't as if he had to be worried. Not only was she incapable of hurting him, she was completely naked so it's not like she could have possibly been hiding a dagger. She didn't even have a rat; she didn't feel any at all this high up into the mountains.
It was cold out of the water, which she hadn't really considered. She was on a draconic island, and the wind wasn't strong, but it was sharp. She shrugged it off, fighting a shiver. She could deal for a while, for the opportunity of being on top of a dragon. Carefully, she dropped down onto her stomach for a good angle, then began, cautiously, brushing and buffing at the softer, more flexible scales where wing met back. It required a little bit more force than she'd first thought, and she couldn't resist a bit of a giggle from the sensation of scales on her bare stomach. But she was enthused by progress easily, grinning as the scales, already bright, began to shine and shimmer even more in the afternoon sunlight.
She was willing to bet she could come up with an all-natural compound that would make the King absolutely gleam. Beeswax, no, carnauba wax and... mink oil? Yeah, no use in skimping on expensive ingredients. Oh, oh, and orange oil, from the peels of oranges imported from exotic lands. She hummed cheerfully to herself at the thought, but kept them to herself. He might be offended at the concept of polish, for all she knew.
"Yer Highness?" she asked, presuming he had no complaints about her presence and activities. "Can I ask y'some questions?" This, in itself, was a question, but she felt like it was better to ask then to just dive in, since she'd already done that with scaling him like a tree.
And besides, the King had even given her a convenient helping hand! Or, um, tail. Either way, she took it as a clear sign that he definitely wanted her to do exactly what she was about to do. She considered the brush momentarily, before shrugging and putting the handle lightly in her mouth, biting down more delicately than she would have if she wasn't dealing with a King's brush. She was going to need her hands for this.
She touched the King's tail carefully at first, and then, upon not being immediately rejected, started using it like one might a piece of driftwood or a thrown rope. She couldn't swim, no, but she appeared to have absolutely no qualms in pulling herself right into deep water, hands and then arms around the King's tail. Regardless of the protests Gareth was almost surely making, she scrambled to the base of his tail, feet kicking in the water in the way of an awkward child feeling out their limbs in water for the first time.
When she reached the base of his tail, she simply kept going, bare feet and hands finding handholds that she didn't think would hurt him. She didn't feel like grabbing at any spines was safe, but his scales were rough enough to let her scramble up, skilled at climbing as she was. With speed for her comparative size, she scurried up the King's back, delighted with herself.
"I will be th' most delicate and skilled brusher ever," she informed the King, taking the brush from between her teeth, "so long as y'don't dump me in the water, please."
She climbed her way across his back to the place where his wings met his shoulders; this had to be difficult for him to reach himself, right? And it wasn't as if he had to be worried. Not only was she incapable of hurting him, she was completely naked so it's not like she could have possibly been hiding a dagger. She didn't even have a rat; she didn't feel any at all this high up into the mountains.
It was cold out of the water, which she hadn't really considered. She was on a draconic island, and the wind wasn't strong, but it was sharp. She shrugged it off, fighting a shiver. She could deal for a while, for the opportunity of being on top of a dragon. Carefully, she dropped down onto her stomach for a good angle, then began, cautiously, brushing and buffing at the softer, more flexible scales where wing met back. It required a little bit more force than she'd first thought, and she couldn't resist a bit of a giggle from the sensation of scales on her bare stomach. But she was enthused by progress easily, grinning as the scales, already bright, began to shine and shimmer even more in the afternoon sunlight.
She was willing to bet she could come up with an all-natural compound that would make the King absolutely gleam. Beeswax, no, carnauba wax and... mink oil? Yeah, no use in skimping on expensive ingredients. Oh, oh, and orange oil, from the peels of oranges imported from exotic lands. She hummed cheerfully to herself at the thought, but kept them to herself. He might be offended at the concept of polish, for all she knew.
"Yer Highness?" she asked, presuming he had no complaints about her presence and activities. "Can I ask y'some questions?" This, in itself, was a question, but she felt like it was better to ask then to just dive in, since she'd already done that with scaling him like a tree.
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