Maric laughed openly at his two guests gawked at Layla as she landed to pick up Nimue. It was only once she took off that they moved again.<br/>"W-w-what was that?" Samantha cried out as she stumbled back into the house.<br/>"Calm down Samantha, calm down." Maric said as softly as possible. "That Dragon will do nothing to harm you, I swear. She's a friend, and her name is Layla."<br/>After a bit more coaxing and reassurances, the two men were able to calm her down. She was still shaken up by the unexpected sight however. It was only after Maric explained a few things that Samantha spoke.<br/>"S-so it won't hurt me?" She asked finally.<br/>"No, she will not." Maric answered. "Really, Layla is kinder than any animal you've met. You can even climb on her back without any worry. She'll probably take you flying if you so wished."<br/>"Now that's something I'd like to try." Varatt said. "Always dreamt of flying when I was a wee lad."<br/>"Well, I'll see to it that you get your wish tomorrow." Maric replied. "Layla is always happy to make new friends."<br/>And they continued to talk of dragons and adventures for some time. Right until Nimue came back in fact. By then, Samantha heard so much about her and Layla that she was now in total awe of the woman.<br/>"So he won't be flying there?" Samantha asked, sounding a little dissapointed.<br/>Now that she had gotten past her initial fear of the Dragon, she actually kind of wanted to meet it.<br/>"No, no, don't worry about that." Varatt said as he accepted the invitation. "My legs are fine enough to get me there on my own. And I might as well get going now before nightfall. Wouldn't want to wake no one up now would I?"