"Okay! You're fast! You've got spirit!"
He waved again, mockingly. The dinosaur roared, clearly not sharing his sense of humor. Nova bolted toward a cluster of glowing plants, weaving between them.
The dinosaur's bulk made it slower to maneuver. For a moment, Nova used that to his advantage, running in circles, ducking behind rocks, even tossing a handful of luminous fruit toward it just to see what would happen.
The fruit exploded into harmless bursts of light, startling the creature enough for him to snicker. Lunaris, from a nearby rock, watched this display with an expression that screamed: My human companion is an idiot.
After several minutes of dodging, taunting, and near-death acrobatics, Nova finally darted up a slope, panting and grinning wildly.
He turned back to see the dinosaur skidding to a halt below, frustrated but seemingly giving up the chase. It let out a final huff of air, then lumbered away into the forest.
