Dragon magic? Now that was something he has not heard of for quite some time now. Dragons were rare in this day and age, and whenever he did encounter one he always did his best to avoid any kind of confrontation since they were much stronger than griffins. Eventually the dragon population became so diminished that there were only about three or four real clans left, the rest of the dragons were rogues that were often mindless. Grigori was a powerful griffin since he was so old (griffins were similar to vampires; the older they got the stronger they became) and even he could barely take a dragon down himself. The stubborn old fool tried once and nearly lost his life protecting his clan. And not just against dragons either, he reminded himself. Grigori may be a strict leader but he did care about his clan in the end. He always had to â€˜remindâ€™ his rivals that Mother Russia belonged to his clan and his clan alone.<br/><br/>She had said that she was friends with a griffin who was the son of an elderâ€¦ Vigari, yes she had said Vigari. That was a name he has not heard in quite some time. After listening to her story, it was obvious why. It also intrigued him that she was still friends with his son and that she worked with him to study griffin magic. Not many beings could handle griffin magic, or so he has been told. Honestly he wasnâ€™t exactly sure but he once heard of a powerful dragon elder that had mastered both dragon and griffin magic but was slain by humans. Taken down by one of those wretched flying machines they called â€˜jetsâ€™; those things scared the shit out of Nikolai so he was constantly paranoid whenever he did have to fly during the day. He has had a few run-ins with those jets, they were much faster than he was, and their missiles deadly, so he does whatever he can to avoid them.<br/><br/>Human society influence has definitely made it harder for mythical beings to live and certainly did not help with rivalries and such.<br/><br/>â€œHopefully the storm will let up and I will be gone before he gets home trouble. It isnâ€™t my intention to cause further trouble,â€ Nikolai said, looking out the window himself. Griffins were indeed very protective of their space, Nikolai didnâ€™t even like letting people into his apartment, which was why the clans were so spread out all over the world. This made him a bit nervous but if he was a friend of hers them maybe it was alright. When she shot the fire past him and lit the fireplace, his eyes followed that was well. Warm fire was yet another nice touch to this place. â€œIn the mean time, I canâ€™t say I mind trying my hand at some phoenix magic.â€<br/><br/>Learning a new type of magic would at least be something to kill some time while they waited out the storm. Though at the same time he was rethinking it a little since he was still not fully recovered, he needed that bit of sleep and he also didnâ€™t want to strain himself. He may be durable but he did have his limits and he was still healing technically though it was almost complete. Surely it could not be as difficult as griffin magic, plus there was the bonus of him being a rather quick learner, but still. It may be a bit risky and he would definitely have to take it easy. He could still feel the burning effect, the griffinâ€™s poison so to speak, around his wounds. Perhaps they could start off light for a bit, and then he could sleep for awhile, and continue if the storm hadnâ€™t passed yet.<br/><br/>It wouldnâ€™t hurt to ask, now would it? â€œAs I donâ€™t really want to further injure myself, would you mind starting off light?â€