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[loverofinnocence]

[G-guess who's back, bitches.]

Freedom:

1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint
2. the power to determine action without restraint
3. political or national independence
4. personal liberty, as opposed to bondage or slavery

What a foreign concept for many. The word cannot be defined if individuals never truly suffer the experience.

[And with that said...]

Dragon.
You had words. I shall hear them.

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[loverofinnocence]

[He has never truly believed he would be able to do this again. He had thought before they would never again meet. Caim's inner anguish is sated a bit and covered by a form of contentedness that is foreign to him. And like a child, the need to cling to it is vaguely present.]

It is quality over quantity. One reliable companion can make a world of difference. I cannot say how I would have been against the Empire without you.

[It's an admission on a smaller scale, but he thinks it gets the point across well. Teasingly, he adds more as an afterthought.]

I suppose if I must, I shall become more of a dragon for you.

[ends_in_ashes]

[Oh now that earns him a good, rumbling laugh.]

More of a dragon, hm? Well. If you wish it, Caim, I am sure you will be able to succeed. In some very small way.

And we both know how you would have done - very poorly. It is not something I would blame you for though. To fight such a battle on one's own, even with troops, is something of a stretch.

[loverofinnocence]

[It's impossible for him not to smile at her response. It earns her another hug about the neck. She cannot possibly how much he's missed this, honestly.

To think he almost lost her... He certainly has an unrivalled appreciation for her. And 'appreciation' is certainly an understatement. -- Or simply a cover for something greater.]

No truer words have been said.

[A pause and suddenly...]

Do you regret it, I wonder?

[ends_in_ashes]

Regret?

[The dragon turned her head enough to look back at the man clinging to her neck. Quiet for a moment, she offered:]

Perhaps. If I do, it is regret for what I once knew as fact, what I once felt. There is nothing left behind that one does not feel some regret for leaving.

[loverofinnocence]

[He nodded as he eyed her.]

Too wise of me to say, however, nothing is ever stationary. An ever changing world and ever inconsistent beings. Even dragons as stubborn as you, I would think.

[Caim was still smiling, however. At least a little bit.]