Charlotte actually dozed off a bit as Bree climbed on her. She didn't mind her partner doing that, and she knew she wasn't going to get out of a check up anyways, so she just let it happen.

Bree grinned when she noticed Charlotte had dozed, and she made her way back down off the dragon, finding a comfortable spot to sit for a little while.

Charlotte stirred again about an hour later and stretched. Then she looked around to see where Bree had gotten to.

Bree hadn't moved far, just to a comfortable spot, where she'd stretched out to look out at the sunset. She glanced over when Charlotte stirred.

"Feeling better?"

"I am," Charlotte replied. She shook her wings a bit. "I want to go out hunting. Would you like to join me?"

"No, I'll stay here," Bree said with a little grin. "I'm too comfy to move this time."

"Very well," Charlotte said. She made her way out of the cave and stretched her wings a bit. "I will return shortly, then."

"Have fun." Bree grinned and settled in. She knew Charlotte loved these trips out to the country, and it was good for both of them. Especially since Charlotte regularly remembered that Bree needed food too now.

Charlotte was indeed getting better at remembering that Bree needed food, and had brought her partner back a kill once she was finished hunting. It wasn't large, by dragon standards, but it was still a sizable deer.

"Wow. This looks great, thanks." Bree smiled. "Should be good for the next couple days."

"My pleasure," Charlotte said, gently laying the kill down so it didn't get mangled. "I tried to find one of a... reasonable size."

Bree chuckled. "You did a good job. It's not so huge that I won't waste most of it." And she would be sick of deer meat by the time they got back, but that was normal.

Charlotte hummed slightly at the praise and settled down again, sprawling out.

Bree set to work making the deer useable, and she poked Charlotte into starting a fire for her a little while later so she could cook the meat. But otherwise, the quiet was relaxing.

Charlotte started the fire, and then went back to lounging. She was feeling lazy at the moment, and she didn't even particularly care that she was.

Bree let her be lazy, and let herself be rather lazy too. It was kind of nice, actually. After she'd eaten and washed off, she went to go sprawl against Charlotte's side.

Charlotte hummed slightly when Bree settled against her, and shifted slightly so that they were both comfortable. Tomorrow, she would take human form again to rummage through her hoard, but for the moment, she was content as she was.

Bree ended up falling asleep there. She was warm and comfy, and they didn't have anything pressing to do.

But she figured the next day would probably be a bit more active.

The next day, Charlotte was moving some things around in her hoard. She shifted between humanoid form and dragon form as she went, occasionally examining something more closely here and there. She already had several rings and a circlet set aside, and a handful of shiny coins quickly joined the pile.

Bree watched her, amused. Oh yes, this was normal and comforting, and still highly entertaining to watch. Especially when she noticed things Charlotte had managed to not show her before.

Charlotte managed to accumulate a sizable pile, and she finally stopped rooting around in her hoard. She picked through the pile, trying on rings and putting them down again. After several minutes of inspection, she holds one out to Bree.

Bree blinked but took it. "For me?" she asked, to clarify. It really was a lovely ring, silver with three sapphires set around a central pearl.

Charlotte nodded. She didn't mind letting Bree have it; it had been a while since she'd last given her partner anything valuable.

"Thank you." Bree smiled and settled the ring on her finger, admiring it for a few moments. This was one of the perks of having a dragon as a partner, after all.

Charlotte went over and settled herself next to Bree. It was nice, having the time just the two of them. Charlotte didn't have to worry about John stealing Bree away just yet.