The Past is in the Past (Curtis)

[Summer & Swiftscales]

Time and Date:: December first. Late morning.
Weather:: At least two feet of snow. Cold. Slight breeze.
Previous Threads?:: Oh Jesus. Probably the very first and terrible thread that Curtis, Rev, and I did back on old Berk. Too terrible to relink xD

December was finally starting to show it's color as the 1st day started. The snow it seemed, had only fallen faster and harder during the night. Now, not a single surface was left untouched by the whit blanket that was snow. It was getting deep too. At least up to Summer's knees. Said girl was currently sat inside her house staring out the window at the white world. Her breathe let out a small puff or air as she sighed. She didn't like the cold one bit and was already looking forward to when the snow would be gone.

She turned on her heel, walking past her brother who was laying next to the fire pit in their house. 'Hey, if you're going out today can you stop and get some more gloves from the lady across the village?" She paused in her step and turned her head to look at her brother. "You lazy bum! Go get them yourself." Her twins lower lip stuck out slightly in a pout and his eyes seemed to get sadder. She glared at him for a second longer until he muttered a small please. "Finnnneeeee. But you owe me." She saw that gleam in his eyes and knew that she shouldn't of said that. Oh well, she could always deal with the repercussions of covering his tracks later.

She continued walking into her room and pulled on warmer pants, a fur/wool jacket, some boots, and some gloves. Bundled up enough that the cold air wouldn't bite her skin, she walked back out of her room and then out of her house. She stood there for a couple seconds before letting out a shrill whistle. Within moments flapping wings could be heard as Swiftscales descended from the roof of their house. She landed in front of her rider and shook her body, little sprays of snow falling off of her scales as she did. "Where are we going today? I'd of thought that you would be staying indoors today." Summer shrugged her shoulders before giving a hop and flinging herself up her dragons side and onto her back. She didn't care for the saddle, straps, or bridle today. It would be a quick flight to their destination. "Nowhere in particular. Thinking about visiting an old spot that my mom and I used to practice at. And Mitch wants me to get him a new pair of gloves. I thing his dragon burnt his." Swiftscales gave a little chortle as she pushed into the air. "When will they learn?"

After flying around around for awhile, the forest cleared just enough for the Cove to be seen. A slight tap on Swiftscales shoulder sent her dragon turning to land. As she landed next to the frozen over lake, Summer slid off her dragon and looked around with a smile. Only a few feet away lay the tree her and her mother would try to aim at when practice with their bows and arrows. The blanket of snow and ice covering the ground left the area quiet as ever. Swiftscales burned a small patch of snow away with her fire before curling herself and laying down in the area she had burned. Her eyes stayed on her rider as her hearing remained alert least someone invade their small tranquility.

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Tagged: Curtis
Notes: Throwback threaddddddd

[Curtis Veen & Slity / Silvia]

Curtis looked around the room and scratched his head as he scanned the room about him, trying to find his winter boots. He looked back toward the healing rooms and called out to Luna who was currently in there, "Luna? Where's my fur boots?" Curtis called out.

"They are over where Slity normally sleeps." Luna called back. Curtis turned around towards the corner of the room and walked over, smiling once he found the boots. He grabbed them and walked back to the door and kicked off the less insulated footwear he had on and put on the boots. "Thanks Lu, Slity and I will be back in a bit!" Curtis called out again and left once he heard an acknowledgement of his leaving from Luna.

Slity walked alongside Curtis as they walked through the two feet of snow that had fallen upon the island, Curtis glanced back to his dragon and smirked, "Can t tell you from the snow." Slity looked back to Curtis and gave an unamused look, "Ha. Ha. Ha." he retorted.

Curtis gave a wave of the hand and rolled his eyes before getting onto the dragons back, he motioned for Slity to take off and he did.

Curtis had no real plans, just to get out an about for a little bit seeing as how they only had a couple of patients and Luna was more than capable of being able to handle them so he took his leave for now. He looked down to the landscape below them as it slowly turned from the plateaus that plagued the island to the forests.

It was smooth flying, Curtis couldn't feel the cold very much because he was bundled up as it was. Fur boots, gloves, thick pants and a thicker shirt that was covered with a fur lined chest piece. He had never worn clothing like he had on so it was taking time to get adjusted too.

As they flew, Curtis caught a glimpse of someone and a dragon down below. From the height they were at he could really only make out obvious details. He shrugged at the thought of heading down and decided to anyways, Slity descended downwards to the pair on the ground.

With a flap of the wings to cushion the landing and the bluster of snow flying around from the gust of wind, Slity landed on the ground and looked to Swiftscales and Summer. Curtis smiled as he finally figured out who was on the ground and nodded at them.

"Hello Summer and Swiftscales. " He looked around the snowy forest from atop of Slitys back, " Long time no see, what brings you two out here?"

[Summer & Swiftscales]

As Summer walked around the large clearing, her mind wandered back to all the times that she and her mother would be here. All the lessons that they would do with the bow and arrow. All the lessons on dragonese. It was how she was so fluent in it now. Thinking of that, her eyes wandered over to her own dragon whose eyes were flicking around the area as her head faced Summer. ’Always alert. She needs to let her guard down now and then.’ She gave a soft chuckle, but it wasn’t soft enough as Swiftscales eyes flicked over to her. ”What are you thinking young one?”

Summer’s face instantly went into an innocent look as she cleared her throat for a second. ”Nothing. What makes you think that?” Swiftscales just breathed out in answer knowing that Summer wasn’t going to say anything else if she said something like that. It was then that the dragon heard flapping wings. Her head tilted up to the sky and she let out a little rumble, informing Summer that their quiet was going to be intruded in only moments. Summer’s head turned as well and saw the white body of a dragon that looked similar to a Night Fury.

She only knew of one person who had a White Fear…two if she had heard correctly. As the young boy and his dragon landed, Summer gave a small smile. ”Hello there Curtis. Slity.” She walked over to her own dragon as Swiftscales nodded to the two newcomers. ”It has been quite awhile hasn’t it? We are just reminiscing. Well, more so me than her. What beings you out?” Her hand scratched under the Longwings neck and her dragon hummed in response as she closed her eyes, leaning more into Summer’s touch.

”How’s Luna? Heard you two, or is it just her, are healer’s? Great ones if the stories are true?” Summer retracted her hand from her dragon as she looked back to Curtis, her dragon opened her eyes and gave a small huff. ”And who said you could stop?” Summer just rolled her eyes at her dragon as her hand went back up to her neck. ”Fine. You spoiled dragon.”

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Tagged: Curtis
Notes: Yes. I replied to this one first. Deal with it.

[Curtis Veen & Slity / Silvia]

    Curtis sat back on the fears back and smiled as Summer greeted them. He raised an eyebrow when Summer also asked what had brought them out here as well. He gave a shrug of the shoulders and took a looked around the snow covered forest, "Well, I had free time and I hadn't been out of the house like this for the past couple of days so I decided to come out and enjoy myself." He responded as he brought his attention back to the pair that stood in front of them.

    "And Luna is well as usual. Plus those stories are true, not so much the great part for myself but Luna sure does live up to her title." He smirked at his comment and looked at the ground beneath him. He patted Slitys neck and slipped off and his feet sunk beneath the surface of the snow until they hit the earthy foundation the snow sat upon. Curtis looked up from the snow and tilted his head, "Didn't think the snow was THAT deep out here." He laughed a bit and took his gaze off the snow.

    "Hey. Don't give into the dragons. Makes them needy. He said with a smirk on his face, obviously joking around from Swiftscales need to be scratched more and Summer continuing.

    "Hey.. You don t keep scratching me when I want you too." Slity looked over to Curtis and narrowed his eyes a bit as he blew air from his nostrils at the human.

    "Yes, but you're spoiled enough as it is. He lightly bopped his dragon on the nose and grinned at him, "Keep Silvia in check for a week and then I will." He said as he gave the dragon some sort of an incentive. "So Summer. What have things been like for you in the past little while? Heard you up and left the village for a while before coming back and some people were whinning about it every now and then. Primarily your brother but still."

[Summer & Swiftscales]

Summer nodded as Curtis spoke about getting out of the house. Apart from wanting to reminisce, it was also a good feeling to get out. Sure, the snow wasn't her best friend but it did beat sitting inside the house and doing nothing at all. Her face showed a grin as Curtis spoke of Luna's job and how well she was doing. The Rosestrand dragons had yet to get seriously injured. Sure, a few scrapes, but it wasn't anything that her mom hadn't been able to heal. But, just by the way Curtis spoke of Luna you could see how much love he felt for her. She was quite glad that someone like he had found someone to spend the rest of his life with.

Well, of course she was just assuming that they would end up married. If anyone asked her of whom the best couple in Berk would be, it would definitely have to be those two. As Curtis slid off Slity and landed in the ground, Summer couldn't help ut give a little laugh as she looked at how far the snow came up his legs. For her, it reached about her knee. That was a bit of a step for her. "Seriously! I've been riding around on this girl too much. Much easier than walking around in it, and faster." As she spoke, she gave a small pat on Swiftscales neck before continuing to scratch her.

Summer just shrugged at Curtis' statement. "Figure I can do something nice for her. I mean, she has to put up with my demands and sometimes my brothers. A little scratching won't hurt anybody." As if to approve that statement, the Longwing let out a small rumble as she nodded her head and then perked it up. Effectively making Summer's hand drop off. Summer let her hand fall to her side as she glanced at her dragon who was now once again surveying the area. But as Curtis spoke to Slity she couldn't help but give a small laugh. "How is Silvia? Surprised she isn't following you two around."

She couldn't help but pause a moment as Curtis spoke, figuring out how to summarize exactly what she and her dragon were up too. But at his last statement she rolled her eyes and let out a dry chuckle. "Poor bloke was probably freaking out because no one could cover his tracks." She had only muttered the words under her breath, they weren't meant to be heard by Curtis, but if they were, oh well. She'd just have to change topics. "Swiftscales just got a little homesick. We hadn't been back up to where I got her since we met. So we were just up there visiting the others that she had stayed with."

Showing that she was paying slight attention to the topic, the Longwing gave a rumble before speaking. "I also missed the mountain goats that you lack down here. Much tastier than the boars and fish." Summer just shook her head with a smile. "Yes. And she missed those."