Bragi knew there would be some uncooked bison meat in the kitchen somewhere so he didn't really have to look far to get red meat and it was a small animal anyways it wouldn't need to eat much for now.
" Bragi, are you sure you want to keep this around? " Heimdall asked almost whimpering. They were on their way back home
" Keep what around? " someone asked with a deep voice. it was Leif wrapping his arm around Heimdall's neck
Leif was that kinda guy who was the last person anyone wanted to be with, He was loud and lousy more so he was a bully and was popular for picking on everyone he perceived weaker than him and unfortunately for Heimdall he was one of those people.
He used to pick on Bragi as well, but had stopped two winters ago he was 6ft 2 an inch shorter than Bragi although skinny like him he was really strong and everyone knew that as well that was his advantage over Bragi but then he was taller. Bragi had a growth spurt over that winter ang grew five inches from 5'10 to 6'3 foot in height. The height was almost instant and gave Bragi his own edge as well and bullying wasn't particularly frowned upon by adults as it's a way for boys and teenagers to show strength.
" We're keeping nonya! " Bragi replied
" what's nonya " Leif asked with a raised brow
" Nonya business " Both Bragi and Heimdall yelled in Laughter
" I'm going to kill ya " Said leif as he was wrapping his arm tighter around Heimdall's neck
" What do you want Leif? " we're busy
" uhh nothing really, saw you two princesses and decided to come say Hi " he replied
" So Hi sisters" and he stormed off laughing at the top of his voice
He hung out with them every once in a while but no one really wanted him around, he knew that so he didn't care about anyone as well and just did whatever he wanted to do. Bragi couldn't hold it against him though He's a young boy full of unused energy and Gyotre was a small boring place so it was easy to run out of things to do.
" hurry let's go home " Bragi said to Heimdall
" Man I prefer to be roasted by Leif all day than by your pet " Heimdall replied
Bragi looked at him with a side eye and told him
" You know you're dumb right? " Almost laughing.
Bragi & Heimdall eventually got home, Bragi led him to the backyard and pointed to the chicken coop.
" The chicken coop, seriously? " Heimdall commented
" Hush, someone might hear you " Bragi abruptly said
Bragi lifted the hide off the opening of the chicken coop, he thought to himself " how honestly will he be able keep the pretence of (sun drying the hides) up? "
He silently hoped no one would be curious enough to lift them up one day
" Now that would be disastrous " He said silently.
He had already cut out some tiny bits of the bison meat in the kitchen, about six pieces the size of pearls. The peeped through the opening and he saw the cracked egg it was looking really pale he should really get rid of it.
" compared to when he first discovered , it's now looking like a shell of it's former self " he chuckled to himself silently
The baby dragon approached him, he knew it would be very hungry at this point. He wanted to try something crazy, there was no use talking himself out of it it had already been planted.
" Come over here man, what are you doing all the way back there ? "
He wanted to feed the dragon out of his hands and he knew he was insane for it and he wanted his friend Heimdall to witness it as well.
" I think I'm good right here man, won't move an inch "
Bragi looked back at his friend and noticed the nervous look on his face and sweat beads had already been appearing on his forehead.
" Move closer man, what? you're too chicken? " Bragi said silently laughing
" This is no time for your stupid jokes man " Heimdall exclaimed
He managed to move a bit closer just enough to see the opening of the chicken coop but wasn't close enough to see anything inside
Bragi stretched his hand out with the pieces of meat inside and the dragon gradually walked over to him, looking at the dragon again he thought to himself
" How could this harmless looking creature be one of the most ferocious beings to ever exist "
The dragon carefully inspected the meat by smelling it , he picked up the red meat and tossed it up with it's mouth and into it's throat it went.
Heimdall had moved much closer at this point and had observed what just took place
" Bragi are you crazy? wha- wh- " he couldn't complete it
" It's alright man, come have a go at it "
Bragi said silently laughing even Bragi didn't understand why he was so amused.
Heimdall moved towards Bragi in an effort to smack him behind his head, such opportunities were rare given hew was way taller than him and couldn't reach even if he jumped.
Seeing above Bragi's shoulder he faintly saw the creature and he was almost disappointed but one thing he was shocked not in the way he expected though.
" Wait a minute, this is the animal that was depicted by the scrolls to have wiped out entire kingdoms? " Heimdall asked almost freaking out
" Yes " Bragi replied
" It doesn't look more than a lizard with wings "
" That's what I said " Bragi noted
" Judging by the description in the book, I think this is a female dragon and they grow up to 64 feet in length " Heimdall with his hands on his chin
He moved much closer moving to peep a little , Bragi offered him some pieces to try feeding the dragon as well. He accepted surprisingly maybe because of how innocent and harmless it looked. He stretched his hand out to feed the dragon as well
The dragon screeched violently Opened it's mouth and started coughing out some smoke, unlike the last time Bragi witnessed this time wasn't cute
" I guess she doesn't like me very much then, good for me I suppose. I guess I'll be heading home I've seen enough for today" Heimdall said
" Let me put this hide up and we'll be on our way " Bragi replied as he was giving the dragon the last piece of meat left. He was disturbed by a thought although the last part of the chapter Heimdall didn't read stated the Noctrinith's weren't aggressive at all and all acts of aggression had a reason. More so they had telepathic powers so he doesn't know why it was so hostile towards
" what could she have seen? " he thought.
Heimdall didn't see it as anything as he just thought it was typical wild animal behavior. Bragi got up and wrap his arm around his chubby friend shoulder.
" I'll see you off my friend let's go ".