Interesting. I would not have anticipated that wyvern would bond so closely with humans, even if raised together since hatching, considering their solitary natures. Though that may very well be a trait that was selected for in the breeding process, whether intentionally or not.
[In the margins of his notes, Geralt writes something down that's a separate observation from the things that Claude has been telling him: humans will pack bond with anything. It is a remarkable and persistent trait of humanity, the desire for companionship from creatures that, by all rights, should want nothing to do with them. They did it with wolves, and apparently in Claude's universe, with fucking wyvern.]
[The lifespan of a wyvern could be quite long; enough so that a man could have one of them for his whole life, from cradle to grave. Geralt has dealt with the loss of his mounts before, horses that served him well and had been more a friend to him than most other creatures, and they only lived a few short decades. Those farewells were difficult, even though each Roach only lived a fraction of Geralt's life. A companion that had lived the entirety of it...]
You were raised with your wyvern from a young age. What is its name?
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Date: 2021-02-20 03:07 am (UTC)[In the margins of his notes, Geralt writes something down that's a separate observation from the things that Claude has been telling him: humans will pack bond with anything. It is a remarkable and persistent trait of humanity, the desire for companionship from creatures that, by all rights, should want nothing to do with them. They did it with wolves, and apparently in Claude's universe, with fucking wyvern.]
[The lifespan of a wyvern could be quite long; enough so that a man could have one of them for his whole life, from cradle to grave. Geralt has dealt with the loss of his mounts before, horses that served him well and had been more a friend to him than most other creatures, and they only lived a few short decades. Those farewells were difficult, even though each Roach only lived a fraction of Geralt's life. A companion that had lived the entirety of it...]
You were raised with your wyvern from a young age. What is its name?