Having gently tapped a riding crop at his side, he looked forward and smiled with a bit of a nod, "Right-oh, well, I will be expecting a great deal from you...our superiors will be expecting far more from the both of us."<br/><br/>Tilting his head again, he looked again and sighed, "You know that the dragon riders corps fights against innumerable odds and you would have to do the same, but it doesn't appear like our first enemies are going to be physical."<br/><br/>Removing a key from his pocket with the top in what appeared to be the design of a letter, he started to open the gate that kept her from him. Abruptly he stopped so that he could finish, "You've been assigned to the test division, where new equipment is tried out, as have I."<br/><br/>If she really knew anything about the Dragon Riders' Corps, then he shouldn't have had to say anything else about the issue. It was considered some of the toughest work. Flying with experimental equipment, both physical, magical and alchemical, was considered deadly by many. The active duty time of a test rider or dragon wasn't long because they so often got into accidents.<br/><br/>"I needn't tell you any more, eh?" It should have shown her something though - they trusted in her unique talents as a black dragon. In fact, his commanding officers might very well have trusted entirely too much in her unique abilities as a black dragon, and for that matter they might have trusted in him too much.<br/><br/>One thing was for sure, though - she wasn't going to have a dull day again. With a sudden clang the door finally came open and she was free to come out.<br/><br/>"You can exist as an elf independently, am I correct? We shall have to dress you appropriately as such as well. There are certain...conduct rules in that regard as you might have already surmised."<br/><br/>He then finally realized what she had said before, "Surprised? Being assigned to a black dragon was an incredible honor for me; I've been waiting for this kind of a posting for a long time. I'm honored that you compared me with your parents, though."<br/><br/>It seemed he actually volunteered for this, and it also seemed like he had no idea who her uncle was either.