QUOTE : A peculiar sense of…safety…slid through her. A treacherous idea to entertain. I shouldn’t trust this. Despite that logical thought, tense muscles she hadn’t even realized she was clenching released, loosening up, and she grinned. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re hot as a giant lizard? And I don’t mean because of the fire.” He snorted, though she wasn’t sure if the sound indicated a laugh or derision. “Dragon.” His voice boomed, echoing inside her head, and Kasia slapped her hands over her ears in a futile attempt to make it stop. “That’s right, you’re telepathic now,” she muttered more to herself. A handful of centuries learning dragon facts had not prepared her for the up close and personal encounter. “Only when I’m in this form.” She cringed as the sound of his voice sent splinters of pain through her head. “Yeah. I know. Turn down the volume, raptor boy.