Cara watched as the dragon worked on creating a little nestie spot for himself in the snow. That was fascinating, she thought as he froze the air and circled around like a large dog to make the nest more to his liking.<br/><br/>“Oh, you are going to stay for a while?” she asked, clutching the quilt tighter around her shoulders. She was freezing but too reluctant to go inside to change lest the dragon leave. “Good. You are more than welcome to sleep in the yard,” she grinned to herself and refrained from doing a victory punch in the air.<br/><br/>“Really? You are staying?” she asked again as she eased toward the door. “I need to put on some boot and outer clothes or else I will freeze to death. I bet that sounds odd to you since you breathe out liquid nitrogen or something. “ she was using her hands to ask her questions and to indicate for him to stay put, just like she thought he could understand her.<br/><br/>“I’m going bat shit crazy if I think that creature has a clue about what I’m saying.” She murmured to herself. She stepped through the door way when he said,<br/><br/>“Clara.” Rolling his rrr’s better than any Spaniard in Miami.<br/><br/>“Clara?” she asked, cocking her head to understand him better, “Try again, Dragon. I’m CARe   Ah. Cara.”<br/><br/>His clear yellow eyes blinked and she saw the intelligence shining back at her.<br/><br/>She eased her parka out and she slipped that on, tossing the frosty quilt back inside the cabin. Without breaking eye contact, she approached the dragon again.<br/>“You are getting it right. You are a Dragon and I’m Cara. I wish I knew what you are called. Do dragons name each other? I have always wondered if animals know each other by a name. When you want me, you can say, CAARRRE  AH, and I will come outside. Oh, I have  no idea if you would want me or not.”<br/><br/>Cara squatted down close to the curled up creature and examined her own reflection in his eye. “<br/><br/>“I am just about insane with needing some company to talk to ,” she confided in him. “I’m glad you stopped by. If you will wait a bit, I will fix you something to eat.”<br/><br/>She heard the helicopter again and this time waited until it was a little closer before she put up a protective covering. Something about that black helicopter didn’t set right with her. There were no markings on it and a man hung out with what appeared to be a rifle, if the sun glinting off the scope was any indication. Cara swept the sky and hid the small farm from their view.<br/><br/>“I’m going to put up a permanent barrier, “ she said to the dragon. “I don’t like hunters who take unfair advantage over the wildlife  by shooting from the air, and there is something about them that is just wrong. You will be safer, if they can’t see you. I will be safer, if they don’t realize I’m here. One thing about being alone in Alaska is that if someone kills you, your body won’t ever be found.”