The flame whirls about to face Ancalagon, answering in the same whispered voice as before.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">"That question is incredibly rude, but I shall answer anyway. I am a shape of fire, the one who first started the mining expedition. For the lives that have been lost, this eternal form is the price I pay. I now look after my kind here, and see to it that the dragon remains as placated as possible, and that others stay away if they would wreak destruction here."</span>