There are many reasons that Estinien is feeling particularly unstable and aggressive, and it takes a conscious effort for him to remain composed. She is a dragon, after all... a people has come to love but spent most of his life fearing and hating. Seeing one coiled defensively triggers instincts within him that have kept him alive. Yet, he knows he cannot forsake her here.

"...Away from this cavern, past the warriors guarding it... and then... wherever you please."

He settles on clawed feet, his pale skin and scales seeming to glow dimply in the low light of the cavern.

"But know... Wherever you call home, you are there no longer. You have woken on a different star... one ruled by a being intent upon destroying all you hold dear. Had they their way, they would enthrall you as one of their servants. I have come to spare you from that fate."