[CC] Grand Display: Isabella + Zuri

The fields were stunning, numerous shades of green, scattered by a tiny patches of color, white, pink yellow.... so picturesque and peaceful that the trial should of been easy... but of course... nothing was that simple. "Move." Isabella said, trying to push the beast away so she could get past.... for the fields were home to a rather large herd of cattle, long horns gleaming in the sunlight, and here and there calfs, so both her an Zuri were trying there best to traverse the hooven obstable course without getting too close to the youngsters, stong as they were, a herd of cows stampeding was dangerous, and she'd used her magic before... and so couldn't speak with them. "Ouch." she hissed as a hoof stood on her claw, another pressed closer to her, she raised her head to the dragon who was her companion, stood some distance away, not a speck of dirt on her light pink hide, Lady Rose was her name, and a lady she acted, but not once did the light dragon pressure her to increase her speed...though how she was keeping the cattle away from herself, Isabella didn't know.

Zuri was struggling, he didn't want to use his strength against the cattle, which meant... he was not making much progress, and he'd somehow acquired a curious calf that was following him... which meant its mother was there.... following him... his companion, a tiny dragon by the name of Popple, was happily riding on his back., and he was terrified incase she fell off, she'd be crushed by the large cattle hooves. So... he was trying to weave his way through them, inching into the sapces between the cattle, and occasionaly going futher out just to make progress, the antlered head of Isabella's companion where he was heading for.

The press of bodies almost became to much, but finally... finally they thinned and Isabella darted up to Rose panting, as she turned to look for the white dragon.....there.... "C'mon Zuri." She called, watching him weave his way through the herd, until he was free as well... well... almost. She laughed as he turned to nudge the calf back into the herd, the breeze rustling the grass as he came up next to them... to look out over the next part of their trial... the immense lake that spanned the expanse in front of them. They had to swim it.

Nearing the waters edge, Popple slipped into the waters with an ease that neither of the youngsters would be able to match, Rose waded into the shallows, if Popple was leading them, Rose was there to watch their form, though she was not planning on swimming herself unless it was needed, between the two of them, they had planned to keep the two earth dragons close enough to the shallows that they were never in any full danger, but in deep enough water that it would not be easy.

Zuri inched into the water first, ever closer to the edge of the deeper waters, he'd never had to really swim before...... taking a breath he jumped in, immedietely fighting himself to stay above the surface, kicking with his back legs he resurfaced, his hood folded tight, as he tried to paddle, though it kept him above the the water he wasn't going anywhere.

Isabella was more wary, she was not built for swimming. her claws tapped the lake shore as she hestated... whcih lasted until Rose startled her enough that she jumped in, and like Zuri, her first thought was to keep her head above water,

For the nest few moments both dragons just tread water, as Popple circled them... not really using her fins to power herself through the water, instead she used her body. Zuri, shifted his weight first, trying to weave his body and tail through the water, using his back legs to keep himself up, and his front limbs to stabilise and turn, and slowly he started to swim. Isabella followed, she was qiucker to fall into a comfortable rhythm.

As Popple led them through the lake, Rose kept apace on the shore, the light gleaming over them, causing the waters to sparkle, though she knew Zuri and Isabella wouldn't notice, their focus was on the shore in the distance; finally they reached it, and both dragons flopped out, sprawling on the mini beach as Popple petted them as they caught their breath, water dripping of their bodies. Rose kept a look out, she knew that once they had recovered, both would head off... for they only had one trial left; but for now they could rest in the gentle light.