He forced a sheepish, subtle smile as he tried one more time. "I can help you pick out herbs if you really can't change your schedule."
The disgruntled growling of the female Paragon followed, and the Frost's smile only grew bigger, sheepishly so.
"I don't want to," the female replied quietly, almost forcing the words out of her mouth.
For a long time, the male dragon had been trying to ask her to spend time with him. Not to misunderstand — the two were close hatch-hood friends, and she didn't dislike his company. However, right now was not a good time for her — and not a good time for him, either. It wasn't necessarily that she didn't want to spend time with him, it was more about not being able to. The reasons for that were complicated and illogical, however, and the female could only persist that she just didn't feel like it.
Regardless, that wasn't enough for the male. "Why not, Nyala?" the male asked, approaching just a little towards the other dragon. It was a known fact that Nyala was blind; one false move and she would turn around and bite your head off. Despite that, she was the tribe's healer, and a mighty fine one at that, as well. "Really, I don't mind helping you if you can't—"
"Dunstan!" Nyala screeched at the male as she turned her head over her shoulder. "I said no! Stop asking me!" Dunstan stared at her, and even though she couldn't literally see him, she could still feel him looking in her direction. Just the feeling he let out also proved to her that he'd been surprised by her reaction. She sighed briskly before stretching her wings as much as she could in the cramped medical den. "I have to go." Without another word, the female Sandshark made her way out, brushing against Dunstan without stopping or apologizing.
Still staring her Nyala's general direction with his mouth opened slightly in disbelief, Dunstan's complexion drooped as he stayed in the den, now on his own. "I just... Ah, okay," he replied to no one but himself, as he slowly started to make his way out of the den.
I just wanted to spend time together.