Mirada takes a few steps back, in surprise, at his outburst, and Arixia actually bursts into laughter, behind him. "You... you didn't<em>know?</em>" she asks, between bouts of laughs. "Oh... oh, that makes so much more sense now. I thought it was all a big joke, but you didn't actually know!" Mirada flushes red, at Arixia's laughter, and takes a deep breath to answer.<br/><br/>"You are correct, I am not an elf," she says, reaching up to effortlessly undo the slave collar, with a bit of magic, then glances at Xendi. The red glowers at her, then gives a gruff nod, before Mirada bows her head, and begins to melt away, much in the same way he's seen Xendi do, when resuming her natural form... because that's exactly what she's doing. When she finishes, a golden dragon, a fair bit smaller than Xendi, stands in the cave, head still bowed. "I... apologize for the deception, but I have found it is the best way to survive."