The dragon spoke at length, beginning with the moment he and Gizel had last seen each other. Darius listened to his student, trying to add something from time to time. However, he could not bring himself to talk about the dangers Draco had encountered in Enpine and Solvein. The boy also did not pay much attention to them, dismissing them with a mere mention. It seemed that the conversation itself brought him pleasure. Bleist had noticed before that the dragon became very animated when talking to others, especially him and Gizel, telling them about his training, interesting things he had seen, or everyday life in general. Then there was a sparkle and enthusiasm in his eyes, but when Draco happened to stray into topics related to his past in Dagos, he began to speak in a monotonous, emotionless tone, as if he were talking about something he had read in a not very exciting book. This was disturbing to Darius, but he hoped that the dragon would slowly begin to open up more on this issue and then he would be able to help him deal with his past.
‘I'm sorry, Gizel, I've been talking about myself the whole time and haven't asked how you're feeling.’ Draco only realised this when tea and shortbread biscuits were placed on the table. The dragon made a contrite face, which made the elf giggle.
‘Don't worry, listening to you talk was really interesting.’ She smiled broadly. ‘As you can see, everything is fine with me. Thank you for your concern.’ She gracefully took a sip of tea. ‘After that, let's call it an unfortunate incident, I had to think about some things. I admit it took me a while, but I've recovered.‘ Something flashed in the elf's eyes when relief appeared on the dragon's face. ’Unfortunately, before I had a chance to visit you, important matters in my estates and in Asati called me away.’
‘I hope nothing serious happened.’ Draco almost unconsciously reached for more chocolate biscuits.
‘Just a bit of panic and attempts to make a career out of it.’ Her
