Nope! That's half the fun of wyverns, I'll have you know.
[ One might think from how cheerfully he says that it might be a joke - but he's quite serious. Buri follows that up with a well-timed hiss as he approaches the stall. A piece of jerky distracts the wyvern enough - or merely placates him - to let Claude lead him out, and then from there it's an easy swing up into the saddle. Years of riding from the time he was old enough makes it something he could do with barely needing to even look. ]
That also goes for guessing on whether Buri will toss me off before we even leave the grounds, let alone the aerie. A chance I'm entirely willing to take.
[ One Buri is too as Claude nudges him forward based on the slight snap of teeth which is meant for enthusiasm only. He promises. Adelheid being there is enough of a motivator for Buri to behave when they approach even as he shuffles some steps in impatience to get out into the sky. From there it's easy to explain the basics, crucial as they are, because despite the lightheartedness: safety is something he takes seriously. That and making sure Geralt enjoys himself, because he'd be lying to himself if he said that wasn't also Important. ]
And should about sum it up, [ is his grand closing to the lesson as he adjusts the reins in his grip in the way he'd just shown and Buri steps into the familiar routine by going to the open doorway to launch off of it to hover in place with some simultaneously powerful yet almost languid flaps of his wings. Claude, for his part, grins at Geralt. ] Any time you're ready.
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[ One might think from how cheerfully he says that it might be a joke - but he's quite serious. Buri follows that up with a well-timed hiss as he approaches the stall. A piece of jerky distracts the wyvern enough - or merely placates him - to let Claude lead him out, and then from there it's an easy swing up into the saddle. Years of riding from the time he was old enough makes it something he could do with barely needing to even look. ]
That also goes for guessing on whether Buri will toss me off before we even leave the grounds, let alone the aerie. A chance I'm entirely willing to take.
[ One Buri is too as Claude nudges him forward based on the slight snap of teeth which is meant for enthusiasm only. He promises. Adelheid being there is enough of a motivator for Buri to behave when they approach even as he shuffles some steps in impatience to get out into the sky. From there it's easy to explain the basics, crucial as they are, because despite the lightheartedness: safety is something he takes seriously. That and making sure Geralt enjoys himself, because he'd be lying to himself if he said that wasn't also Important. ]
And should about sum it up, [ is his grand closing to the lesson as he adjusts the reins in his grip in the way he'd just shown and Buri steps into the familiar routine by going to the open doorway to launch off of it to hover in place with some simultaneously powerful yet almost languid flaps of his wings. Claude, for his part, grins at Geralt. ] Any time you're ready.