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"It fits perfectly," I said, awestruck as I looked down at myself in the armor. For silver and metal, it was surprisingly comfortable. It was a bit heavy, of course, but nothing I couldn't handle. The designs were those of what was on Leto's armor, and they were extremely beautiful.

A lot like the markings on my skin, the designs seemed similar. They curled up the arms of the armor, the breast, and the shoulders. Under the armor I had to but on a mail shirt that went down to my hips. I also wore armor on my legs, which also had the chain mail. My hands were covered with tight fitting metal/silver gloves that should keep me from falling off Leto or dropping my sword.

The chest armor made my chest hurt a little, but I could deal with a little chest pain..I'd rather have that than a stab wound in the stomach. On my right hip there was a built in sword sheath, and a brown leather belt to hold little things like vials, daggers, etc.

The armor had taken a while to get into, due to the fact that there's so many parts to it and that it's sort of heavy and tricky.

Mom and Jed shared an impressed glance and Mom said, "It's amazing. You look really cool."

Did my mother just call me 'really cool'? I raised an eyebrow at her in question and she just shrugged at me.

"So will this increase Leto's carrying weight?" I asked them, moving my heavy hand and clenching and unclenching my fist.

"Of course it will," Jed responded with a nod, rubbing his chin. "But her armor will too. Leto shouldn't feel a dramatic change of weight, since a dragon can carry fifty times their own weight..But it usually depends on the dragon's strength."

I nodded, cocking my head and turning. I grunted slightly. "This chain mail rides my ass," I complained, causing Jed and Mom to laugh.

"Discomfort is a minor side affect to the armor," Mom informed me, patting my armored shoulder, smiling. "But soon it won't be noticeable to you because you'll be concentrating on other things."

I shifted my legs, scrunching my face up. "Ugh. I hope it stops soon." I grumbled and trudged outside. Leto was waiting for me.

Leto lifted her head from where it was bent and looked at me with a gleam of admiration. Her chest rumbled with a satisfied purr as she looked down at me.

"How do I look?" I ask, stopping in front of her and spreading my arms.

"Like a warrior, ready for battle," Leto responded, her armor making small sounds as she shifted her body and got to her feet.

I grin and shift my armored feet, rocking back and forth on my heels. I patted my recently tied up hair.

Leto looked at me proudly, leaning down and pressing the tip of her nose to my armored arm. "Lidt One, velsignelser tusind stjerner af mine forfædre være med dig. Må dit hjerte være stærk i kamp, kan du have mange victories..with mig langs siden dig.."

I felt a warm and relaxing, yet fierceness and protectiveness rush through my blood stream. Somehow, I recognized the language Leto spoke as Danish. I don't know how, and I don't know what she said, just that it's Danish. The feeling made me slightly dizzy, as if I had a good amount of caffeine and I was going to crash.

Leto pulled her nose away from my arm and stretched her neck up straight and looked down at me.

"Faye," Mom gasps, looking at Leto with awe.

"Wha-?" I blink a few times, trying to clear my head a bit. I squeezed my eyes shut and reopened them. The dizzy feeling was gone, and I felt normal. It was like nothing every happened.

"I think Leto just blessed you," Mom told me, still awestruck as she gazed at Leto.

The dragon confirmed this by giving a slight dip of her head, eyes closed and front right leg outstretched. She lifted her head back up a few seconds later.

"You blessed me?" I ask Leto, walking over to her and craning my neck upward to gaze at her.

"I did," she replied, her ice blue eyes glittering approvingly.

"Is it okay if I asked what you said?" I asked her privately, feeling that this question was a Dragon and Rider question personally.

"Of course," Leto agreed, nodding her head a little. "I said, 'Little One, the blessings of a thousand stars of my ancestors be with you. May your heart be strong in battle, may you have many victories..with me along side you.'"

I felt my eyes widened and I leaned up, taking her head in my metal-gloved hands. "Oh Leto," I murmured in our link, feeling my fondness for this dragon growing. "Thank you."

"A dragon's blessing," she told me, nuzzling my hand like a dog gently, "is a way to help a dragon and his rider bond together, help them work together."

"Personally," I responded, smiling a little bit as I ran a hand down her muzzle soothingly and gently, "I don't think we need help working together."

Leto's creamy white chest rumbled softly in laughter as she calmly waved her tail in small motions. "No, I do not think so either."

I hugged Leto's head close to my chest for a long moment before letting go and taking a step back. Leto blinked fondly at me before shaking her neck.

I turn back to my mother and Jed, who were watching me with a patience I don't even have. "Sorry.." I started.

Jed shook his head, waving me off. He had this sort of surprised look on his face, but not an impatient or annoyed one. That relieved me a bit.

"Don't worry about it," Jed told me, smiling as he walked up closer to Leto and I. Mom followed with a proud smile on her face.

"Are you ready to fly?" Mom asked me.

I look up at Leto. "We're ready to start training, if that's what you mean." Leto hummed in agreement with my words.

"Great," Mom replied, climbing onto Althaia's back and grinning. "We'd better get started, then."

Jed disappeared somewhere, just out of thin air almost. I frowned in confusion, but turn and climbed onto Leto's back and position myself on the saddle. It wasn't uncomfortable, oddly.

Leto rose to her full height and stretched her wings out, then folded them to normal size and faced my mother and Althaia.

"Ready?" Mom asked with a grin, glancing at the sky.

"Are you?" I replied.

Althaia and Leto shot into the air.

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