Ao Tenshin froze, corrected herself at once, and planted all four feet with exaggerated dignity, as if that tiny stumble had never happened. A second later, she lifted her head proudly, puffed herself up as much as a young Dragon Turtle could, and bumped the top of her shell against Martin's wrist.
It was not a headbutt this time, but a demand for recognition.
"Nah, nah. I saw that stumble," Martin said, already grinning.
Ao Tenshin squealed louder and nudged him again as if threatening to upgrade it into a real attack.
"Nah, nah. I'm not taking any more of your headbutts unless I have to," he added, raising both hands in surrender. She's only level three, and her growth was already this huge. I can really see her becoming an island in the future.
