"Whoo!" Liyal would have clapped if removing both his hands from the saddle wouldn't possibly send him rocketing into the air and to his death. He whooped and cheered instead. Marlboros bad, dragons you were riding GOOD. It was so weird, but you could feel the gust through her sides before she shot her flames.
He hadn't ignored all the books. Oh no, Liyal had read the simple ones and the exciting ones about other blue mages. It was known to be possible. It had been done before.
For sure he was going to do that before too long. Forget chocobos, forget frogs and seed splitting pants. Liyal was moving up in the world. Liyal was moving on to Dragons!
"I-I-I-I-Iiii!" Liyal was smiling and making nonsensical hand motions with his arms. He was gonna learn that! Kiernan could watch him shoot fire from his mouth when he was ready. And then, when it was proven that he was the greatest blue mage, lover, and man to ever live, he'd fly like one too!
Needless to say, Kiernan was making his mama-effing year! Cybelle was great and all, but Lucy was like a super dragon. Liyal turned towards the front and did his best approximation of a roar and reached over to pat her between the shoulder blades while he peered over the side for more beasts. They could fry stuff all day. Useful and fun!