Kaida  chuckled a bit. "Of  course  I believe in  magic,  if I didn't  I wouldn't be what I am  in  front of you would I?" She  knew  far  much  more  about magic  than she was  saying. She  figured  it was  best  to hide her gift  away  from him,  she had  hidden it  for a  very long time  not  wanting  anyone  to know she was special unique, more powerful than  most  dragons.<br/>She tilted  her head  curiously. "I am  not supposed to use any magic  then? Well that is fine, I only have  my breath weapon and that is  all." Why she  lied  to him, she  didn't  know. What  he  said made  her  even  more fearful about the powers  she  had, that  they were  wrong...bad.  Of  course  her  uncle wanting her for that  power  made  her feel bad  enough  about that  already. Maybe it  was better than him knowing the  truth, and him thinking she was  normal when  it came  to abilities. Yet a time may come when  she  may have no choice  but to use  them,  and then  what?<br/>She looked worried. "You may be  skilled in riding, but I am not skilled as  a mount.  Why are  they assigning us such a mission  right off  the bat?" Then her  worry  turned  to embarrassment. "Well for  a long time,  I was  scared  of males because  of..." a pause, and more embarrassment  flooded her face, thinking of  what  happened  with her  uncle. "Something in the  past. I loved my adopted  father, yet.any other males  I was  still scared  of. I thought I would give  my fear a rest  by finding a trusted male."<br/>She  then giggles. "Oh, well nothing  wrong with  being a mutt. That is quite  unusual."<br/>She  didn't feel badly of him  sharing  such  things  with her, though  she  could understand  wanting to hide  what he  was  from others. She did that for a long time  after  all.