Kiara was enchanted. Even Kit simply sat in awe, watching the celebration unfold around them. Bibi and Perryn stepped back to watch, smiling and swaying to the beat. Tala slowly reached up and undid her veil, letting the fabric fall to the sand to reveal her brilliant smile.
Ras, sitting next to Kiara, looked at her with wide eyes. She laughed and began clapping to the beat. As the song began to slow the others drifted to her sides and sat gently on the sand, eyes glinting in the firelight.
To everyone's surprise, Kit suddenly raised his head and let out a sharp, undulating cry that sounded more like the call of a hunting hawk than the roar of a dragon. Kiara looked up at him, eyebrows raised. She hadn't even known he could make that sound.
The dragon dropped his head and shuffled his wings, embarrassed. "I- I'm not sure why I did that," he muttered.
Kiara looked at the Zerdani with a smile, saying, "He's just excited." She pointed to her grin, then gestured to Kit, hoping they hadn't scared their hosts.