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What are you?

“A dragon,” the creature spoke.

Nithel’s brows lowered, and his face lost the fear and became serious. It speaks. The word ‘dragon’ had as much meaning to Nithel as the word ‘mirror’ had. But…

He bit his lip, Dragon. That is what we were running from. Could it-… Nithel cleared his throat, mind steady even as his chest trembled.

“And you…” he did his best not to curl his lip. “You are all mankind.”

Nithel’s nose twitched a small bit, out of fear. That… that I am now.

And it is a blessing, he reminded himself.

But onward. His eyes cast toward his friend. Alessio, we need to get out. Now. But the youth wasn’t looking at him. Noy. And unlike the dragon, the youth couldn’t hear-

“Yes,” The winged lizard spoke, and Nithel’s eyes went back to it. He met the thing’s gaze as he would any other, his heart beat quickened, but he didn’t shrink from the gaze. He was open. “I can read your thoughts.” I have nothing to hide from you. I am afraid. Nithel’s eyes said the same.

The dragon looked back to Alessio. “Do not shoot at me, Alessio. It would not bode well.”

Nithel’s chest thundered with fire then, and he bit his lip. His back straightened a bit, and he made himself breathe.

He stared at Alessio and the dragon, eyes going back and forth. Love and protectiveness burned inside him. He would die for the youth if and when the time came.

Nithel’s eyes ended up back on the dragon, not his eyes though, looking at the thing. Sad and steadfast.

Brendin stepped away from the corner and came close to Alessio, touching his shoulder.  “Lower your bow,” At Brendin’s whisper Nithel looked back toward Alessio,  “If he wanted we’d already be dead.”

Nithel’s nose twitched a few times, just a bit. <i>That is as much of a lie as saying the mother bear won’t eat you while you sit in her den. Anything could happen.</i> He bites the inside of his lip and looks to the ground, thinking. Then he pulls in a slow breath, and his eyes scan back up to the dragon’s face. “What do you call yourself?”

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