what he felt. He broke everything down into the smallest possible elements. He wasn't sure how long it took him, but he came to several conclusions. First, falling to the bottom of the source was indeed as natural as breathing, and only partial immersion resembled an attempt to hold one's breath underwater. The second thing that struck him, so to speak, was the feeling of the accumulated mana moving and the ability to trace it to the places where it flowed out of the body. However, he was unable to determine that this feeling meant that he had not submerged completely. It was more like looking at the sun while being deep underwater. Thirdly, he realised that the constant rhythmic breathing belonged to him, but in a different way. After listening carefully to everything around him, he had the impression that the breathing belonged to a huge, deeply sleeping creature. More precisely, to a great reptile. And even more precisely, to a dragon. It was in this situation that he consciously observed the presence of his dragon nature for the first time, separate but still within reach of his thoughts. He also realised that his separate perception of it was caused by the difficulty of connecting it with his magical self. The last thing he realised was that he could sense Gler'thys all the time. The sword was still connected to him and affected him, even if he was not holding it in his hand. With these new observations, he surfaced and opened his eyes.
Darius was still sitting in front of the dragon, but he seemed uncomfortable, as if he had been in the same position for a long time.
-I can see the confusion on your face. - The mage smiled warmly. - I will try to answer all your questions.
Draco took a deep breath and deliberately spoke about what he had felt and what he had concluded. Bleist listened to him with an unchanging expression on his face and did not speak until the dragon had finished.
-You have drawn some very interesting conclusions. The first
