<span style="color: #40BFFF">Alleo watched as the winged stranger suddenly turned to her direction, and felt her heart speed up within her tiny chest. Why was he looking her way? Did he see her? Was he going to try and eat her now?! Fight or flight instincts rushed into her little head, and when the figure started moving slowly in her direction the little Dragon seriously began to contemplate her fate in the universe. <br/><br/>Experience had taught her that when most came her way, it was not for good intentions. The only creatures she could trust were the ones that didn't talk, and these folks were not of their kind. The sudden wisp of light confused the wyrmling even further, wondering first how the creature made light appear like a foggy mist suspended in mid air, and then why it was drawing towards her. <br/><br/>When he was directly in front of her, and it was made obvious that her presence was made known, she almost made the effort to push her hind legs off the ground and make a sprint for the woods; until he leaned down, extending his soft and fleshy "paw" over to her. </span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFFBF">"Hey, there. Are you lost, do you know where your mommy is?"</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #40BFFF">The words made sense, they were of the common tongue after all. Her mother had made the effort to teach her the basic vocabulary while she still had her. <br/><br/>Alleo was still utterly surprised, however, and felt her webbed ears droop down and flatten against the side of her head, the neck of the small Dragon lowering as she stared up at him with a nervous squeak. <br/><br/>"Is no-no, said goodbye to the Ah-ley-oh." <br/><br/>She replied quietly, though she had no idea why she was bothering with the strange creature. Something about the air about him made her want to talk, made her feel warm and pleasant like fresh food-stuffs and comfort of her mother's underbelly.<br/>Her eyes wandered off to the moving group, entering the tree. What would happen now? Was she going to be eaten by the winged, warm two-leg?<br/><br/>"Is not lost. Is my tree-land!" She finished quickly, a grumpy tone spatting out of the tiny whelp; a last attempt at imposing her dominance, that he may be too afraid to try and take a swipe at her. Alleo was the biggest of Dragons in her mind, and not something to be taken lightly! Her previous fear was an illusion, a trick! It was an attempt from some crazy witchcraft to ruin her spirits! She was strong, powerful, and a force to be reckoned with!!! ... Or at least, she believed. <br/></span>