About 58 minutes later, the human arrived.
He was a handsome young man of just over 16 you guessed.
You handed him the scroll, trying not to stare at him. You had never seen a human before and why did he not have scales?
He looked back at you, and you blushed.
“And you are Vail? Pleased to meet you; I am Strike.” he said reaching out his hand. You took it gladly and shook, which reseaved you an odd look from Strike.
“Come, we must be on our way...” he chided.
•••
Sometime, much later, you were both walking together in a seemingly never ending forest.
Neither of you had said anything to each other yet.
You just couldn’t stand it any longer; you had to brake the silence!
“... Nice day, isn’t it?” You complimented, then imedently feet silly for doing so.
“It certainly is.” Strike answered without looking back at you.
Suddenly, he came to an abrupt stop.
“Oof!” you manged to not colide into him fully, “What was that for?”
-Pure Silence-
“Strike?”
“Shhh!” he whispered, “Quickly, duck into those bushes.
Quietly, you followed him, and dove into the nearby shrubs.
“Now what?” you asked again.
“Hunters.”
“... huh?”
“Just please stay silent!” he shushed you once more, “I will explain when we are safe to return to the path.”
That is enough of an answer for you, and turn back to peer out of the bushes...