Kate lifted his chin softly and marveled at his serpentine eye. "Nice to meet you too, Elmarian. I will call you Elmar. You may call me Kate or Katie. I will be honest with you. I have never owned a slave. I have seen how they are treated by nobles in the king's palace. In Wildwood it is outlawed. Do you have any idea why Malora gave you to me? This is a wonderful that she gave you to me. No more will you be made to fight and forced to obey by theat of starvation or lash. I know your in a world of hurt and sleepy. Rest. We will be home soon and you will have a warn bath and bed."<br/><br/>Kate held him to her and tried to clean his hair picking out food and hey. "I will wash your hair too. Your already starting to self-heal. You will feel better in a day or two."<br/><br/>Before she finished he was in a deep sleep. Lucky for her, she knew a bit about his race. She suspected he was a dragon was not fully sure. Why on Terra Fir-ma Malora would give her a dragon left her puzzled? He was with her, for now, that all that mattered. Her imagination soared having her own dragon. Would he let her fly on his back. She fell asleep dreaming they were over the lake in Summer. It was winter and Peel, her driver passed a 500 lake frozen over. The carriage pulled off the main road onto a drive flanked with barren oak trees. Peel stopped the carriage behind a huge manor. The cobble stones that made the drive were lightly covered with snow.<br/><br/>Peel opened the carriage door, a blast of cold filled the compartment and furies of snow were felt. Peel offered his hand,"Come in Lad, We are home."