This Roleplay is a sequel to our other Roleplay "Once There Were Dragon Riders". In this story, we will be roleplaying what life was like when King met his first mate and how they lived at war with humans before King met his, brotherly, human, companion, Tobey.

Frostyhills24

~Terebinth Wolves~

Adult

Female

Larbynx dragon

Olive is aggressive towards humans, territorial, affectionate, not afraid of a fight and brave

Olive likes King, flying and cuddles

Olive dislikes humans, loud noises and having human stuff on her.

Olive lived with her mom who cared for her and every once in a while she would see her father, the one who would make sure they stayed safe. At a very young age humans raided her home, killing her mother. She has no idea what happened to her father but she was taken by the humans. There she was made to serve them and wasn't treated very good. When she was almost her full size she escaped. After struggling to survive for a while she met a male Larbynx, who happened to be named King :>

King flew over his territory, admiring all the islands that were his along with his in the vast ocean. He flew over a couple of islands, hoping he could see a female of his species searching for him since the islands were his. To his luck, he couldn't spot a single one in the open, but they could be hiding. He had enough territory that it would take the entire day to keep the entire thing checked over. So instead he tried to see if there were any new smells other than the occasional different breed of dragon. He smelt something different when he flew over a cave, he turned around and flew to the edge but it was gone by the time he got closer. Maybe he just caught a whiff of a dragon that flew through and he just missed them. He sighed before continuing to patrol his territory and then returning to the center.

At the center of his territory was a dragon hive, and he was the only one of his kind there. His only companion was the female Ice alpha that sort of inherited it from her parents who built it. She was younger than him by a couple of years but she was a fast-growing species and was just below his height.

Despite his breed being known for not listening to alphas since they can't understand them, he got along with her. At first, the language barrier was an issue but they just use body language and universal dragon noises to interact.

When King landed on a spike that led into the hive the other dragons made a path. he had made himself a formidable foe in the hive and was respected for it. His connection with the alpha had nothing to do with it since it was established before her dominance was. He was littered with dents and scars on his scales but they could only be seen with the right lighting since most had healed with all his shed but there were a few permanently damaged scales that littered his body. Humans weren't a frequent issue unless he was looking for food other than fish, everywhere else other than their villages was nearly overhunted and it was hard to find anything.

He continued his way to the center of the hive which was filled with lush plants and dragon breeds of all shapes and colors, all except his and the other rare species. He made his way to the ledge he normally sat atop, growling at the dragons that were on it but minding the little ones.

Olive dodged a net that was thrown in her direction. It was hard for her to do agility since she was so big but she managed as she dodged the nets flying every which way. She had been flying for days, ever since she escaped her human captors. It seemed like every time she stopped for rest, food or water, she would run into hunters with the intent to kill or territorial dragons with the intent to also kill. This was her 7th batch of humans since she escaped three days ago. She had fought them all, just like she intended to do with these humans. Aftee dodging several more nets she landed 9n the ship where the humans were located. She roared in fury as humans came charging at her from every direction.

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Just as they were about to peirce her skin she pushed them away with her huge wings. Almost all of them went falling into the sea. The few who survived her wings she turned to with a growl deep in her throat. She watched the humans, anger in her eyes. The humans on the otherhand seemed terrified. As she was busy scaring them, getting her revenge, she felt a spear get thrown into her side. She jerked her head to see a heavy built human standing there, without a care in the world. As she was trying to figure out why he wasn't scared he threw another spear at her. This time it just grazed her scales. Having enough of this nonsense she lit herself on fire with another angry roar.

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Olive flew high into the sky before diving towards the boat which was now on fire. She let fire flow from her mouth onto the poor ship and humans. Not that she cared about the humans. Just as she was about to crash into the boat she pulled up, but not before she let her tail knock the sail right off and onto the ship. With the enemy taken care of Olive set her sights on the horizon. It was getting dark and she knew she needed to find a poace to rest. Just for fun Olive let herself look back at the burning ship. All that was left was planks burning ontop of the water. "Serves them right." She huffed before continuing on her jernouy.

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Not long after she found a cave to shelter her from the night. She could tell this cave happened to be in the territory of a male Larbynx but it only gave her hope. If the male was aggressive she would just fight it like she did the other dragons, but if he was looking for a mate and/or friendly she could possibly make a life for herself. As she fell asleep her dreams were filled with hopes for the future.

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Early in the morning Olive woke up. She was starving and knew she needed to get food soon. Surprisingly no one had driven her out of her little home so she intended on staying there for a while. For now though, she definitely needed to get food. With a stretch of her wings she flew out of the cave and towards the sea. When she got there she began to try and fish. Even though she was a somewhat skilled fighter, she was horrible at fishing. She could literally fight anything, jusy not fish. On her way there she thought she heard another Larbynx so she decided to search for a smell or a sign that she had heard correctly. Olive felt herself getting excited as she looked.

King sat there for a bit and realized he was bored. Letting out a long sigh he started to get up and paused when he realized a few hatchlings found a comfortable sleeping spot on his back. He lightly shook his back a little to wake them and once they were off he carefully made his way off his ledge. He walked past the alpha on his way to one of the exits of the hive, she greeted him with a hum and he hummed back at her. Once he made his way to the exit he looked out over the vast water and the towering islands that were scattered. I glanced back, noticing a few juveniles were following him. He turned his head showing he knew they were there, their heads went down in submission showing they didn't have any intentions. It seemed as if they would follow him so he didn't go far and just landed on one of the lower islands at sea level that had a few trees. The juveniles got excited and explored the small island, two wrestled on the sand not far from him. King started to sunbathe and enjoy not being surrounded by so many dragons in the hive. He didn't mind how loud the juveniles were, he just liked the near-solitude he was getting. If anything was approaching he wouldn't be able to hear it over the juveniles fighting so he kept his eyes open. Humans normally weren't an issue and only came out here if they had a death wish because the land out here was littered with hives and fake alphas that ran them.

Fake alphas were normal dragons that established dominance in a colony through, respect strength, and size. But they still lived in hives made of ice since they were in the frozen waters where the ice alphas used to lurk. Fake alphas weren't bad, King actually preferred them because they didn't have the ability to mind control the others. which in the end meant he could communicate with them.

After a while of searching Olive found a sent of a male on the air. Her heart raced with happiness as she followed the sent. If he was truly looking for a mate hopefully he would feed her. That was her hope anyway. It would be alot easier to ask for food than to get it herself. Not long after she stopped and hovered over the water. The sent went into a hive. She knew about hives, since her mother had told her about them, but she never actually saw or been in one. They probably wouldn't accept me. Olive thought with a sigh as she turned to go back to the island she had spent the night at.

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As she was passing one of the islands she heard and smelt the same sent of the male, along with a couple of juveniles. If they had been the same breed she wouldn't have dared to get close, but they weren't, so she decided to go check it out. She guessed the juveniles were from the hive and were spending a day out in the sun with the male. As she circled high in the sky it didn't take long for her to spot a black, handsome, Larbynx male. Of course she saw the juveniles too but she wasn't interested in them. After a minute of just circling around the island, high in the sky, she landed on a rock that stuck up from the sea that was infront of the male yet somewhat far away. As she watched the male's reaction she made sure to keep her body posture friendly amd relaxed.

King sat enjoying the sun, over the juvenile's play fighting he managed to hear flapping that was too large to be any of theirs. When he spotted a female of his species he automatically raised his head in alert. He stood up leaning on his wigs like usual but his behavior startled the juveniles who were now back to back trying to figure out what was wrong. King made an apologetic noise changing to a more relaxed stance and Partially laying back down, a sign everything was fine and the juveniles went back to playing. His gaze landed on the female again, he couldn't see her that well since her back was to the sun but he knew he wasn't supposed to approach her. Unfortunately, he had to seem like he wasn't a threat and she would come over and inspect him. He was relaxed and hoped that his laying down again was a sign he wasn't looking for a fight.

Olive was wary, much like most would be if they were in her shoes. When the male raised his head in alert she was tempted to fly off. But no, she couldn't bring herself to. It had been forever since she interacted with another of her kind. Finally, after the male layed down again Olive found the courage to get closer. She took to the air, flew to the sandy beach, before landing about 10 feet away. She cautiously sniffed the air, seeing if there were any other dragons here. Luckily there wasn't except for the juveniles. After Olive was content that the male wasn't going to do anything, which was about a whole 5 minutes, she slowly approached.

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After every couple steps, Olive would stop for a second, just to make sure everything was still okay around her. Finally though, she reached the male, about a couple of feet away now. Olive then began to circle the male, checking him out. Even though she had lived with the humans for so long, she still had a bit of instinct left, so she knew the basic procedure of the mating game. As Olive passed the juveniles she huffed at them, blowing a tiny bit of smoke from her nose. It was a sign to basically go away, and that they weren't wanted. After that was done she focused back on the male and his appearance.

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She had to admit he was a very healthy male. The one thing that made her like him very much though, was the small scars that littered his body. To her, scars meant you could protect yourself. She herself had lots of scars so she felt somewhat more comfortable. After another trip around the male Olive stopped infront of him, just starting at him. She wasn't sure what she was sposed to do now but she did know something she wanted to do. As she stared at the male she found it harder and harder to not ask for food. I have to wait until were actually mates, she reminded herself.

King sat nervously as the female approached, he made sure not to move. The first female was always important because once they are content they are set for life. All the additional females are a privilege and if you actively seek them out after your first mate your first might leave you thinking that you are too greedy.

King sat very still as the female made her way around him, checking him out. It was at this time he wished he didn't have a high metabolism so his scars wouldn't heal so fast. He thought of this because he noticed her gaze lingered on his scars and the larger ones more specifically. But he noticed that when she blew smoke at the juveniles they just backed up a little and were now intrigued. They all gathered together so if she got closer to them they were together and stood a chance. They watched their 'mating game' seeming to take notes almost which wasn't a bad thing even though they were different species.

When she stopped in front of him he made a greeting sound that was mixed with an 'I don't want a fight' sound' meaning he just wanted to be friendly. He slowly stood up making his head go up last, a sign of respect. It was something he watched most males do only with their first female because they are the ones who will change their lives. So in a way, it was showing her that he had all his attention and she and her young would always be put first.

He started to back up a little and raised his wings, a signal he was about to fly. He made a certain sound to her again, offering her to follow him.

Once he was in the air the juveniles joined him but still kept their distance. He waited for her to also fly and then slowly start heading to the hive. The Juveniles went to a different entrance than the one he went to since it was less crowded with dragons hanging out on the edge.