Juan
Kallista cocked her head slightly at the question as if thinking carefully about how to respond. She won't entirely lie, as her response would be a partial truth, but some information would be missing. She wouldn't dare reveal her identity as a Dragon, especially someone who served the Imperial Legion. The information alone was dangerous nonetheless, no matter who knew. "It depends on the person. There is a belief that a person and Drakon are destined to bond, and it works. Nonetheless, it's a very dangerous risk at first."

After asking the question, Kallista immediately picked up the hesitation once again, with how long he took to respond and his facial expressions. Something was off, something wasn't adding up, but she decided to go with it. She narrowed her eyes again, in response to the question. *Was active?* Was he lying about being a member or something else entirely? "Oh? What happened then, if you *Were* Active? You don't need to answer if you prefer not, I am simply curious," She replied, taking a small taste of her stew as he stared down at his own cold food. 

Kallista's brow rose at the next question, and she shrugged her shoulders slightly. She ate a few more spoonfuls of her food and took a sip of ale before responding. "I mean... I suppose I could *Ask* Him if he knew of a red Dragon in the area?" Her question might not make any sense, since the benefits of Drakon bonds were not well known. It might sound insane, as well.
Kenneth
"I can imagine it is." Sven said, shaking his head slowly. Part of him did not want to believe her - there was no way in his mind that a bond between a creature like that would be possible, but he did not have any reason *Not* To believe it either. Unless this was all a cruel joke, but Kallista did not seem as though she was one to do so. At least not at the moment.

At the further questioning about his involvement in the Imperial Legion, Sven narrowed his eyes down at the table once more. It was almost as though he was straining to find the information, like there was a wall preventing him from accessing that information. "Well..." He said slowly, toying with his fork as he spoke, his eyes not meeting hers. "I remember going home... And.." If Kallista were to look closely, Sven's hand was trembling. He cleared his throat, and looked up to her eyes. "I apologize.. I remember going home, and I just haven't been back with the Legion for a while." 

"You can just ask him?" In truth, he had no idea how dragons and Drakons communicated. Sven was unsure if thought of a dragon or a Drakon speaking was comical or horrifying. "If that is something that you could do.. I would be very thankful for that."
Juan
Kallista sighed to herself in relief regarding his answer, glad he didn't immediately take it as an outright lie. Her explanation of how she bonded with Vaenyx was as simple as she could muster, without outright revealing what she truly was. She gave a curt nod of acknowledgement in response. If Sven were to ask any more questions regarding the topic, she was prepared to answer. Half-truths were easy to come up with, quickly. 

When he heard her question, she could see almost immediately that it wasn't a question easily answered, as it seemed from the way he looked down and toyed with his fork. She didn't push it, waiting patiently for an answer. Kallista inclined her head slightly when she noticed his hand was trembling. Something was very much off here. It was almost as if he couldn't remember. How strange. His answer was enough, but she still had questions. "No worries. Are you enjoying travel?" She said, shifting the topic slightly to prevent awkwardness.

— 
When he asked the question, she nodded quickly. Without proper communication about how she communicated with a Drakon, it might seem as if she was crazy. As he would not be able to tell when she contacted Vaenyx through the link. "Of course. Communication is done through telepathy, so it will take a minute or so," She said before her gaze became somewhat distant. Mentally, Kallista connected the link that allowed her and Vaenyx to communicate. It took a bit of effort, due to how far away he was. 
*"Vaenyx."* 
Within the moment he responded. *"What?"*
*"Curious, have you ever come across a Red Dragon with Black Horns and Claws?"* 
*"Hmm... Perhaps, a few years ago. Why?"* 
*"A knight claims to have seen a Dragon of that description in Forstead."* 
*"I don't know of one in Forstead."* 
*"I know. I would know as well if there were one."* 
*"Yes."*
*"Anyway, good to know."* She said, turning her gaze back to Sven as Vaenyx went quiet in her head and the telepathic link temporarily disconnected. 

"You are in luck. Vaenyx says he does know of a Red Dragon."