A Deliberate Step

The stiffness left my limbs. I tested the weight of my talons against the pale quilted fabric beneath me. To my front stood a rigid green figure with an open jaw, and further away, a towering reptilian shape. Neither stirred. I lowered my head, observing with measured caution. Slowly, with steady balance, I shifted one foot forward into a slight crease of the blanket. I reached out a claw and nudged the still snout of the smaller green dinosaur. It did not r@eact. Satisfied, I held my ground, watchful and poised.