I met at the banquet yesterday.- Draco smiled crookedly and nodded to Kei. The animorph instinctively jumped onto the ring, only realising what he was doing when he hit the fine sand.
-I don't know what you're trying to do, but it's not safe.- The lycanthrope realised with confusion. Shifting from foot to foot, he glanced at his friends. The other three were just as confused as Kei.
Draco shook his head and slowly moved towards the soldier. He felt that at that moment he had much less resistance to what he wanted to do now, and revealing his identity to Master Vittoro. He stood in front of Kei, looked over his shoulder, and eyed Ari, Vi, and Forth. He raised his hand to pat the animorph on the shoulder, but a heavy dragon's paw had already fallen on his shoulder, causing the boy's knees to buckle. Draco now looked down at the lycanthrope, bending his neck sharply. He saw his own golden eyes reflected in Kei's wide eyes, and the glimmers of the orbs of light still floating around. One of the spheres touched the tip of his wing, and the reptile reflexively spread it and growled. The animorph wanted to take a step back, but the powerful paw held him in place.
-This explains a lot...- Forth gasped, falling back against the wall.- And raises many questions...- He added, shifting his gaze from the huge black dragon to the golden lights still floating around him.
-W-What...- Kei stammered.
-You're lucky.- Draco bared all his teeth.- If you want, we can try it today. As I said, it won't help right away, but the sooner we start, the better. - He shifted his gaze to the others. Forth remained by the wall he had bumped into, Ari took a step back, and Vi moved aside. Of the three, the elf, under the influence of the golden eyes, looked down, confused.
-Sorry, it's my first time seeing a dragon up close. - He said, taking a step forward. - Hearing and watching from a distance is one thing, standing within
