Keith flaps his wings as he lands right outside his cave. He shifts to his two legged form before entering the smaller opening. His tail drags behind, leaving a light trail. In front of his giant pile of treasure is a new chest. He opens it and furrows his eyebrows together at what he sees.

Lance finally sees light so he bounds out of the chest and holds his hands up as if he knew how to fight. He freezes up when he sees a clearly not human staring at him. With a slight shout, he jumps back a bit. "Am I dreaming?!" His voice is loud and the gold tassels on his outfit jungle when he jumps back.

Keith's wings snap open the moment the human takes a fighting stance. "No, you're awake," he says as he forces his wings to close. It's hard to keep them closed when the rest of his body is tense. The human seems harmless but he isn't going to drop all of his defenses.

Lance nearly collapses when Keith's wings snap open. He looks him over for a bit then pushes himself against the wall. Looking around, he realizes he isn't where he remembers being. "Where are we?"

"My cave." Keith sways his tail slowly, trying to calm himself more. This human smells too much of fear to be any sort of attacker. "Why were you in my chest?"

Lance just stares at Keith for a bit, eyeing his scales and...tail? And..."Are you a dragon?" He blurts at last, completely forgetting he was just asked a question himself.

"Yes, I'm a dragon." Keith tilts his head so that Lance could see the small horns poking through his hair. While doing so, his earring also becomes more noticeable. It's a purple stone in the shape of a diamond. "Were you forced into the chest?" he tries again.

Lance sems even more nervous at that. He notes the horns and the gorgeous purple earring but doesn't move far. After clearing his throat, Lance tries to step forward and look around for an escape but he isn't sure which way that is. "I was...hiding. So wasn't forced in...not really anyway." He steps forward again and brushes himself off before clearing his throat. "I - I didn't know this was yours."

Keith lifts his head back up before tilting it to the left slightly. "Why were you hiding?" He gives no indication that he knows what Lance is trying to do. His tail sways a little faster, kicking up more dirt.

Lance gets distracted watching Keith's tail for a minute then shakes his head. "I was hiding from city guards." He swallows then holds up a decorative scarf covered in fanciful gold threads. "I...stole this and so I hid." His hands go back to his sides and he scoots toward the side of the cave he's hoping the exit is at. "But I swear I had no idea it was going to a- to a dragon."

Keith turns slightly to keep his body facing Lance. "Why did you steal? Do humans no longer have a balanced trade system?" Feeling stiffness in his joints, he starts to crack his knuckles.

Lance watches Keith crack his knuckles and freezes up. He takes it as a punishing motion. "Hu-humans do have a trading system but - I -uh - I'm lacking in anything to trade." He swallows hard and bows. "I swear I'm not trying to steal from you though!" His words are shaky, nervous what a dragon would do if they decided he needed to punish him. All the stories of dragons are threatening bedtime stories or scary stories told over a campfire so his actual knowledge of dragons is...lacking at best.

"You don't have anything?" Keith looks at his giant pile of treasure than back to Lance. "How much was the scarf?" He then cracks his neck in both directions.

Lance is growing immeasurably nervous watching Keith crack his bones. He's only ever really seen someone do that before a fight and there is no way he could fight a dragon and win. "I don't really know." Lance responds at last. "I just...really wanted it." Suddenly assuming the scarf was suppose to be Keith's -somehow- he holds it out for Keith, arms shaking a bit. "But-but if it was yours I'm really sorry!" As he speaks Lance bows his head.

"It's not mine. I don't collect a lot of cloth treasures." Keith turns and walks up to his pile. "Since you have none..." He grabs a small brown pouch and stuffs a few gold coins in. "You can have this." He holds out the pouch in Lance's direction. It's a plain one other than the string being a gold color.

Lance flinched when Keith hands him the pouch then just stares at it as if he was handing him a shrunken head or something. "But-but that's yours! And you're a dragon. I don't want to steal from a dragon!"

Keith's face scrunches up in confusion. "You're not stealing. I'm offering it." His keeps his arm up, insisting that the human should take it.

Lance shakes his head and steps backwards. "Why would you offer that to me?!" Lance almost shouts the words he's so nervous now. "I don't have anything to give in return and you're a dragon. Everyone says if you steal from a dragon's hoard you're...I don't know going to die or something." He swallows hard and looks for the exit before starting to scoot his way toward it a little.

Keith frowns. "You're not stealing if I'm giving it to you." Frustration is evident in his voice. "I thought you humans value these things. I have no use for them. I just like them."

Lance looks back to Keith and swallows hard before furrowing his eyebrows in confusion. Momentarily at a loss for words, Lance nervously takes the pouch and opens it. His eyes sparkle when he sees the amount of gold in it but then he shakes his head to snap himself out of it. "We do value gold but we-" he cuts himself off before finally taking an uncertain step toward Keith. "You really wouldn't mind if I took this?" He holds it out and looks it over excitedly again. "I would be able to buy food for weeks! And a new outfit. Oh! And new blankets." He rambles to himself, not knowing if the dragon will be able to hear him or not.

Keith's tail sways faster. "I don't understand you. I already said I'm offering it to you." If you look hard enough, you can see that the ends of Keith's lips are very slightly tilted upward.

"Well, well I don't understand you either!" Lance retorts quickly. He holds out the gold, still a bit nervous, but more calm than he was a second ago. Especially as he watches Keith's tail. It's impossible to hide how interested he is in Keith's wings and tail - not that he will say anything. "Dragons are suppose to be all mean and scary and protective of their gold and you're just...giving it to me all nice like?" He swallows hard. "Is there like...a catch or something? Is it because I was on your treasure? Oh my g- am I your treasure too now?! Is that why?!"

Keith gives Lance another confused look. "Do you want to be my treasure? I never knew humans would want to be considered treasure." He decides to sit down, tired of standing. His tail wraps around him as he pets it. "And why am I supposed to be scary? Is that what the magic ones tell you?"

Lance watches Keith sit before responding. He becomes more and more interested in Keith's inhuman-ness. Somehow, the question "do you want to be my treasure" makes Lance blush so he clears his throat. "I guess It's be better than being street trash, right?" He coughs and shakes his head. Deciding Keith wasn't going to hurt him, Lance scrambles to sit across from him. He never imagined he'd have the chance to talk to a dragon. "That's what everyone's told me anyway. And I don't know any magic ones. I know a clairvoyant. And maybe a future teller but I think she was just a liar." His fingers twitch with the strangest longing to touch his tail.

"Magic ones can't tell the future but they can get hints of what could happen." Keith scoots within arms reach and inspects Lance. "You don't look like trash. If you really are one, you're a very clean one." Without warning, he grabs Lance's wrist and feels for his pulse. "And a very alive one." His long nails light scratch against Lance's skin as he releases the human's arm.

Everything Keith says makes Lance blush more until he grabs his wrist then he freezes and holds his breath. When Keith lets go, Lance's breath escapes again as he exhales and he swears his heart might pop out of his chest. "I try to take care of myself." Lance says once his heart has slowed down a bit. "There's a lake not too far from town and sometimes I sneak into the bathhouse after hours." Lance swallows hard before meeting Keith's gaze again. He finds himself freezing up again so he grips his gypsy pants and quickly spews the first thing to come to mind. "Sssssso what do dragons like to eat?"

"Anything I can find, food that grows off of trees are the easiest to gather. The red and green ones are the best." Keith's tail starts to sway again as he talks. "Do you like them too? I know that humans often pick more than they can eat in order to trade them."

"Food that...like fruit?" Lance asks then thinks. "Red and green..." He looks up, trying to figure out which ones Keith is talking about. "Like -" he uses his hands to show different sizes as he talks, thinking little of the fact that a dragon wouldn't know the terms, "this size," he makes the size of an apple, "this size," he makes the size of a watermelon, "or this size?" He makes the size of a strawberry. Lance was use to language barriers as he travels all over so speaking with his hands and in very basic words is a normal thing to him. "I eat what I can find for the most part. Most fruit bearing plant a belong to people though so I usually sneak that at night." Lance watches Keith's tail sway and smiles a bit. He cannot hide the fascination as his fear fades.

"They are the size of the first one." Keith copies what Lance did with his hands. "What are the other two? Can a tree really hold the big one?" Keith's eyes twinkle with curiosity. This human is very nice company and his voice is nice too.

"Oh apples then probably. Oh or mangos." Lance thinks then shakes his head. "The big one and the little ones both grow on vines actually. The big one is a watermelon and the little ones are strawberries. Have you had either?" Lance sees Keith's curiosity and smiles. "I'm sure with this much money I'd be able to bring a dragon sized feast." Lance laughs a bit then holds it out again. "And you're really sure I can have this?"

"Of course but now that you've told me about these... man gos, water melon and straw berry, you have to bring me some." Keith's tail is borderline wagging. Dragon tails can't move as fast. "If needed, you can take a few more coins."

"I definitely don't need more coins." Lance laughs a bit and shakes his head. "I can get them though...if you tell me how to get back to town anyway." He watches Keith's tail and finally leans forward. "Can I..."he starts then cuts himself off, feeling odd for thinking about asking to touch the dragon in front of him. "N-never mind." He sits back again.

Keith tilts his head slightly. "Can you what?" His tail slows. "I can give you a ride to town if that's what your asking for." It won't be the first time he's used as a convenient transportation method.

"Can- what?" Lance looks at Keith and is clearly confused. "I don't need a-" he shakes his head. "A ride? How?" Lance is absolutely baffled. "I was going to ask to - to touch your tail? Or-or wings but that's kinda weird right?" Blushing as he says it, Lance shakes his head and chuckles. "Yeah, it's weird."

"It's not weird. I'm the first dragon you've seen, right?" Keith stands and pats himself down. "Would you like to touch them in this form or my full dragon form?" He clearly doesn't understand why Lance is suddenly talking weird again.

"You...have different forms?" Lance looks even more confused. He nods though. "But yeah, first dragon." He scoots closer and reaches his hand toward Keith's tail. "It's really ok?" Waiting for Keith to reassure him, Lance then runs his finger tips over Keith's tail and his eyes go wide. "Gods this is so surreal."

Keith slowly open his wings. He turns his body so that he won't accidentally hit Lance. "Most dragons are the same but there are few who have a different type scales."

Lance is fascinated as Keith opens his wings. Assuming its safe to touch those as well, he crawls over and gently rubs his hands along them. "I like yours. They're pretty." He mindlessly compliments as he pets the thinner part of Keith's wings. "Man, these are so cool. Softer than I was expecting. Are they sensitive? It seems like they would be easily hurt." Lance jolts back and waves his hands. "Not-not that I plan to hurt you! Just-just they're thin so...I just- never mind." He sighs and swallows the lump in his throat. "And this is only one of your forms? Do most dragons have different forms?"

Keith blushes slightly. "The wings are a weak spot. It's not that well armored." He closes his wings once he knows for sure that Lance doesn't want to touch it anymore. "Most dragons have two forms. This form is learned after a certain age and dragons that have a strong bond with magic ones have a third form that resembles human more." Keith starts to lead out of the cave. "All dragons are born in the form that you most likely have been told about."

"That's super cool." Lance hops back over to be seated in front of Keith again and is smiling now. The movement makes his belt of fake gold coins jingle a bit. "Is there one you're more comfortable in?" He asks then shakes his head. "And, stronger bonds with magical ones...like...what's that mean? Are there other actual magic people?" Lance is clearly fascinated now and forgets how many questions is asking at once. "Oh! Does it hurt to change forms?"

"I'm pretty used to both forms so it depends on the situation. If you mean sleeping, my dragon form is more comfortable. Changing form only hurts when you're first getting used to it and magic users like..." Keith trails off as he tries to remember what humans call them. "Wizards?" He fiddles with his earring. "This means that we are in a contract with one. Dragons with the third form would have two."

Lance nods and smiles, imagining a sleeping dragon and finding it oddly cute. "Wizards are real?" He scoots up to look at the earring. It's such an unusual stone he can't help but reach out to touch it. "Are contracts good?" Lance finally reaches out to touch Keith's horns.

"I think so? It gives us something to do and that's how I get so much treasure." Keith waits until Lance is done to take a step back. He hunches over and slowly transforms. His whole body flows a warm red as he shifts.

Lance steps back to give Keith room to transform and his jaw drops in awe. Once Keith has fully shifted, Lance walks back up and runs his hand over Keith's scales with sparkling eyes. "They're so pretty." He muses quietly while walking around Keith and being at a loss for words as he is hypnotized by the full dragon form. Reaching out, he runs his hand along Keith's neck like someone might to a horse and smiles. "This is so cool." He whispers at last.

While Lance is walking around, Keith lays down in order to let Lance reach higher up his back easier. Keith's scales shimmer a little. He shakes his scales, making them shimmering. He moves his head in order to nudge Lance with his nose. "Climb on," Keith says in a different voice. It's much deeper and hoarser than before.

Lance watches his scales move and is mesmerized until Keith nudges him. With a chuckle, Lance pets Keith's nose then his eyes go wide when Keith speaks. "You can still talk in this form!" He sounds absolutely astounded. "W-wait. Climb on?" He continues to run his fingers along Keith's scales. "Like, climb on...you?"

Keith nods, nudging Lance again. "How else would I bring you?" He makes his scales shake again, for Lance's amusement.

Lance smiles and rubs his hand along Keith's scales before carefully climbing on his back. "I didn't hurt you right?" He asks once there. Worried despite having been as gentle as he could, Lance leans down to give him an awkward hug.

"You're good. Hold on tight." Keith flaps his wings a few times before starting to run. He can feel Lance's grip tighten as they near a cliff. His front claw land on the edge and he jumps. His wings are fully open so it catches the wind before they drop too far.

Lance's heart races as Keith starts to fly. He grips Keith tighter to keep from yelping when he jumps. Clenching his eyes shut, Lance's breath stops for a minute but then he takes a deep inhale and opens his eyes and gasps. "This is incredible!" He shouts before laughing. His grip loosens a bit and he looks past Keith toward the world below. Heart still racing, Lance's smile grows. "You are so freaking cool!" Lance laughs loudly then hugs him as they fly.

Keith gives a deep chuckle. "Any town in particular?" He doesn't know the name of any fruit but he knows all the towns. He turns is head to look at Lance. The giant smile on the human's face melts his heart and makes him smile. It's not easy to tell when a dragon is smiling or showing off their teeth unless you're able to peel your eyes away from the sharp things and look at their eyes.

"Whichever one is closest is fine." Lance responds before sitting up again and looking up to the sky. He takes a deep breath and enjoys the feeling of wind in his hair. "Are you smiling?" Lance asks when he looks back to Keith upon noticing the toothy grin. "I didn't know dragons could smile." Whatever fear he may have felt is obviously long gone.

Keith's smile gets a little bigger. Without giving a verbal answer, he looks down. They just flew over a town so Keith tilts to the side in order to turn around. He then tilts downward more in order to descend faster. Not far from the town is a big open field, it's purposely open for dragons to land.

Lance holds tight as they land. His breath is lost in the fast decent so he inhales deeply once they hit the field. He hugs Keith tight once they are safely landed then slides off of him. "Are you coming with me?" Lance asks curiously.

"Would you like me to?" Keith's tail sways in the air. He blinks, showing that his eyelids are just like lizards. Seeing how Lance is breathing heavier than before, he makes a mental note to land slower next time.

Lance smiles and laughs. "It'd be rude to have you fly me here and not have you come with." He watches Keith blink and is clearly enthralled. Running back up to Keith, Lance nudges him with his forehead playfully mimicking what Keith did to him. "Well come on."

Keith smiles again. He closes his eyes before shape shifting back to his two legged form. His forehead is against Lance's as he open his eyes. "Ready," he says, tail swaying happily.

Lance grows breathless again watching Keith shift back, especially being close this time. "That is so incredible." Lance chokes out before smiling and clearing his throat. "The marketplace it usually toward the center of town." Lance heads that way, outfit jingling as he walks. "It'll be fun to be there in a crowd."

"Why would it be fun?" Keith asks as he follows right behind. As they enter the town, Keith looks around. He recognizes the town but it's so different since the last time he actually walked through it. He can already feel people staring and pointing at him.

"There's always something to see that way." He looks back to Keith and smiles then tilts his head and hums. Bounding back over to him, Lance pulls the scarf he'd stolen off his waist and holds it up to him. "I think this would look better on you." He grins then looks Keith over and nods before handing it to him. "Take it."

Keith takes it and does his best not to get his nails caught in it. "Like this?" He tries to copy how Lance had it on but it's messy and twisted. His ear twitches, hoping to get Lance's approval.

Lance gives a friendly laugh then nods. "Close. Its a bit tricky, likely especially with nails like that. Let me help." He walks up and goes to grab it. "Do you mind?"

Keith shakes his head and lifts his arms out of the way. More people stop and stare but Keith pays them no mind. He watches Lance's hands, memorizing how it's done so that Lance won't have to help him next time.

Lance seems pleased to help and when he backs up and looks Keith over, he nods then claps once. "Looks awesome." He smiles brilliantly then turns to head toward town. "You're way less scary now that i've talked to you some." Lance looks back then his eyes go wide. "Oh my gods. I never asked your name!" He holds his arm out, The name's Lance."

Keith lightly pouts at Lance calling him scary. This form is far less intimidating than his dragon form. He mimics Lance, not understanding what he is trying to do with his arms. "Keishogane."

Lance laughs then shakes his head while grabbing Keith's hand. "Keishogane...its a pretty name, but a bit long." He smiles. "Do you have a nickname? If not I'm going to give you one!"

Keith looks down at their hands. It feels weird to hold someone else's hand but it's a good weird. "What's a nickname?" He asks as he looks back up and tilts his head.

Lance is smiling when Keith looks back up. "A nick name is...like...a shortened name to call a friend." He touches his lip and takes his hand back. "Keith." He decides after a minute of looking. "I'm gonna call you Keith." Smiling and motioning to follow, Lance heads toward the market.

Keith smiles and gladly follows. "Keith," he says, testing out how it sounds. "And Lance." His tail sways as fast as it can, making people wonder what's going on.

Lance laughs happily when he sees Keith swaying his tail. "Well, Keith, lets go get a whole bunch of fruit!" He bounds around the corner happily then freezes.

"There's the thief from earlier!" A guard shouts before starting off toward him. Lance panics and hides behind Keith without thinking. Keith tenses and shoots open his wings, hiding Lance from sight. The guards skid to a stop, eyes wide. Everyone one else gasps and backs up as far as they can.

Lance watches Keith's wings open and is mesmerized again. However, when he snaps back, Lance remembers he could pay them so he slides out from Keith and holds out his pouch of money. "I can pay for it! I have money!" He pulls one of the coins out and holds it up for them to see.

Keith slowly closes his wings, which causes the guards to relax too. One guard keep his eyes on Keith as he slowly steps forward. Keith's eyes follow the man as well. With slightly shaky hands, the guard takes the gold coin and rushes back to his partner. "Is that more than he needs?" Keith asks Lance, finally taking his eyes off the man.

"I honestly don't know." Lance responds, still nervous about being swept away and thrown in jail...or worse. He's gotten use to running away, but maybe now he can try to just pay for things. After clearing his throat and dusting himself off, Lance stands tall and motions for Keith to keep moving. A few steps in he chuckles. "It's weird to let people see me. I'm normally sneaking around and stuff." Lance looks over to Keith and his eyes sparkle again. Its obvious Lance thinks Keith looks incredible, even if he isn't saying anything.

Keith's cheeks turn a slight red under Lance's gaze. His scales shimmer before he shakes them. "It would be hard for me to do so," he says as he shakes his wings and tail.

Lance watches him shimmer and smiles before shaking his head. "What would be the point of you hiding? You have plenty to get what you need." He finds one of the farmer stands and starts pointing out different things. In face, he might be a little too gung ho and buys a lot of different fruits and vegetables. It's obvious he neither knows how much to give of the gold coins nor do the farmers seems to know how to accept the amount of gold that Lance gives them. Lance turns back to Keith with a huge smile and holds one of the baskets full of goods. "Is this enough?"

Keith smiles and says his tail faster. "That's plenty." He nuzzles his nose against Lance's cheek in appreciation. "Are we getting your other things here too?" He doesn't remember what Lance listed earlier when he first accepted the gold.

"My other things?" Lance forgot he asked for anything. Did he ask for other things? "I don't have things I need really. I have clothes and we got food." He hoists the basket up and starts walking back the way they came. "I just want you to try some of this with me!"

Keith follows right behind Lance, his eyes on the basket. He's trying to inspect each one without reaching for it. They all smell delicious but some look odd to him. "You will tell me the name of each one, right?"

"Of course!" Lance looks over to Keith with a huge smile. "Anything you want to know that I know, I will gladly tell you." He snatches up one of the blueberries and eats one with one hand before awkwardly hoisting the basket over to one side while grabbing one for Keith and offering it to him. "These are my favorites. They are called blueberries."

"Is it because it's blue?" Keith asks before eating out of Lance's hand. He bites to get the juice out then immediately swallowing. "It's so tiny," he complains with a pout. He looks into the basket and finds that there is still a lot of blueberries left.

"Is it because it's blue that it's called a blueberry or do I like it because it's blue?" Lance chuckles then motions down to his outfit which consists mainly of blues. "I just like it because its sweet, but not too sweet." He grabs a handful and hands it to Keith. "You're meant to eat more than one." Looking around, Lance stops walking. "Did you want to eat here or back in your cave?"

Keith happily eats more. He licks his lips, satisfied that it took longer to eat. "That's up to you. I don't mind either way." Despite saying that, his eyes show that he wants to eat more now. "If we go back to the cave, you'd need to make sure none fall out."

"That's true." Lance thinks back to the flight and his eyes light up. "They might not make it back in one piece huh?" He looks around then heads off to the direction of the park he knows. Once there, he sits down at a picnic table then grabs a few of the other fruits. "I didn't think to get a knife though." His voice sounds disappointed.

Keith carefully sits next to Lance, making sure his tail is out of the way. "What do you need to cut?" He asks, looking over the ones in Lance's hand. "You can't just bite into those?" He taps his nail against the one that looks the hardest but it easily punctures through.

Lance laughs a bit when that happens. "Nope. Can't bite into it." He hoists the watermelon out of the basket and hands it to Keith and does the same with a couple of mangos. "Not sure the rind on the melon would taste very good either. Mind helping?" Watching ask Keith cuts them with ease, Lance is seriously growing more and more fascinated.

Keith doesn't know if he is doing it right but he cuts the fruits into pieces like he saw in town. Once he's done, he licks the juice off his nails. "Is that good?"

"Heck yeah!" Lance grabs a piece of the watermelon for himself and hands one over to Keith with a smile. After taking a bite and swallowing it, Lance nods. "Good yeah?"

Keith takes a big bite. He nods while he eats and some juice drips onto his fingers again. "This one is called a melon?"

"Oh right! Yeah it's called a watermelon." Lance takes a few more bites then continues explaining. "There are lots of different melons, this one is just my favorite. It's the sweetest of them all. And the juiciest." He smiles then spits one of the seeds out before taking another bite then grabs a piece of the mango and hands it to Keith. "This one's a mango. It's really good too."

"Wait, you don't eat the black things?" Keith asks, worried about why Lance spat it out. He knows he has already eaten a few. Keith holds the manga in one hand and sniffs it. It's not as juicy as the water melon.

"Not usually." Lance responds then looks up to see the worry. "They aren't bad for you or anything. Just...kinda gross." He laughs then watches Keith try the mango. "Which do you like best so far?" His voice is muffled as he is facing the basket, grabbing strawberry and raspberries now. Looking all the food over, Lance's smile grows. When was the last time he had this much food in front of him?! His excitement might just show a little as he hands Keith a couple of both new berries, telling him the name as he does.

"The mango," Keith answered. Other than apples, it's his favorite. Blueberries are too small and watermelons are too watery. He takes the other berries and eats each one quickly. They're all yummy.

Lance smiles and nods. "That's my favorite too." He agrees before eating more. It's surprising how much he's able to stomach, but Lance has trained himself; if there's food in front of him, he needs to eat it because who knows how long it will be there. "So..." After clearing his throat, Lance finishes his thought, "What happens now?"

"Back to the cave? Unless you have somewhere else you need to go." Keith tried not to show how sad he is with the thought of Lance departing so soon. It's fun having this human around.

"You'd welcome me back?" Lance perks up right away then hops out of his seat. "Do we get to fly back too?!" He clearly doesn't seem to be in a hurry to get back to wherever it is he came from. Still nervous to over step boundaries, he doesn't yank Keith out of his seat, but he looks like he wants to.

"Unless you want to hike but it seems like you like flying more." Keith smiles as he steps away from the table. He hunches over as he changes back into a dragon. He huffs as he lowers himself so Lance can climb on.

Lance audibly "awes" as Keith transforms back. He watches with glistening eyes before darting over and hopping on Keith's back. "You're so pretty!" The words burst from his mouth before he can think about them. Running a hand over Keith's scales, Lance nods. "Alright. I'm ready when you are!"

Keith's scales shimmers for a second before he stands and starts to flap his wings. The trees around start to tilt away due to the wind pressure. It doesn't take long for his body to start going up. Once he's a good distance off the ground, Keith starts to move forward.

Lance watches everything excitedly and shields his eyes when everything starts to blow around. As soon as they're in the air, Lance runs his hands over Keith's scales and laughs. "You're right. I would have never been able to hold all that fruit with you flying." His voice is happy and just loud enough to be heard.

Keith's chest rumbles. Thinking Lance will appreciate it, he flies around rather than going straight home. He doesn't know if Lance will be able to handle a flip so he doesn't try. He glances back at Lance, smiling at the human's smile.

Lance watches everything fly by in awe. His smile is huge and his outfit makes a pleasant jingle as the wind rushes through it. After getting a bit more confident, Lance raises a hand up to let it soar through the air as well and laughs at the feeling. "This is seriously amazing!" He shouts before looking back to Keith and putting his hands back on his scales.

Keith stops beating his wings and just glides as he turns back towards his cave. It's slower than earlier and a lot calmer. "Are humans able to sleep in caves?" He asks as he looks back at Lance again.

"Most don't but I've done it more than once." Lance tilts his head and looks down to Keith. "Was that a sly way to tell me I'm staying?" He raises both arms, letting himself fly as Keith glides. As the winds blows over him, Lance closes his eyes and revels in the feeling.

"Do you not want to? I just assumed..." Keith trails off and looks forward again. He can see his cave entrance nearing faster.

"I'd love to." Lance quickly responds as Keith trails off. He hugs him as Keith lands then laughs and hops down. Offering his hand to pet Keith's snout, Lance smiles. "Do you like being pet like that or is it kinda just annoying?"

Keith moved his head to meet Lance's hand. He huffs, making smoke rise from his nose this time.

Lance watches this and jumps a bit. He moves back to pet more when Keith doesn't say he doesn't like it. "Can you like...breathe fire and shit like they say?" Asking while finally pulling away from Keith, Lance looks like a child as he seems anxious for the answer.

Keith looks up and breathes fire. It lasts a few seconds and the fire goes up high. Once the fire is all gone, he looks back at Lance with a grin. "Fire dragons are actually not all that common."

Lance is in awe as he watches Keith breathe fire. He doesn't blink until the fire is gone. When Keith speaks, Lance looks back to him, jaw still dropped. "I didn't even think dragons were common. Let alone ones that can actually breathe fire. You are so freaking cool." He shakes his head to get him out of his trance then runs up and pet Keith again with a laugh.

Keith's chest rumbles again. Playfully, he huffs out smoke. "The most common dragon don't need wings to fly."

Lance touches Keith's wings and smiles. "But your wings are so pretty." He pauses to think. "And...how do they fly if not with wings?"

"They control the air so they slither through the sky. " Keith's tail sways as if trying to show the motion. "Is there more things that other humans tell you about dragons?"

"I like wings better." Lance muses as he runs his hands along Keith's wings. He sits and thinks for a bit. "Most of what I know is all scary. Like, don't cross a dragon of you'll get eaten. Don't steal a dragon's treasure or you'll be sorry. Blah blah blah." Lance runs his hands along Keith's scales and grins. "Just spending time with you has proven that much wrong at least."

"Maybe someone did get eaten because you should never steal from us. Most people don't know that some dragons will just give if asked."

"Dragons-dragons really will eat people?" Lance asks in surprise as he runs his hands over Keith's scales. "That seems ...well it's certainly intimidating. Rule number one, never piss off Keith." His voice is playful as he speaks this. After a few minutes, he sits down and cuddles into Keith. "I thought since you were more...reptilian that you'd be colder." He hums as he relaxes into Keith.

"That's a good rule," Keith chuckles. When Lance cuddles into him, he shifts to curl a bit in order to make it more comfortable for the human. "Wingless dragons tend to be colder. Our body warmth ties with what element we are."

Lance's smile grows when Keith curls around him. "Then I'm glad you aren't an ice dragon...if that's a thing." He runs his hand along the scales of Keith's tail and smiles. "Plus the red is really pretty."

Keith smiles and rests his head on the ground. "There is a dragon for every element you can name. Ice dragons are the coldest ones and have scales that are lighter than the sky or pure white."

"That's pretty cool." Lance hums quietly then nuzzles into Keith. "I think I'd like you best still." He responds quietly, voice growing sleepy from comfort as his hand continues to pet the scales. "I'm glad I'm your treasure."

Keith smiles and his scales shake. He'll do his best to take care of Lance. He moves his head in order to lightly nuzzle against Lance. Lance feels slightly cold to him but that's only due to his body heat being warmer than humans.

Lance smiles when Keith curls around him and starts to pet his snout. He drifts off to sleep, still smiling and still petting the scales until he's all the way asleep, curls up against Keith.

Keith waits until Lance's arm falls limp before he allows himself to show how tired he is. He watches Lance's sleeping form as his eyes get heavier. He tucks his nose into Lance's stomach before finally closing his eyes.