Ashley kept her eyes on the pink haired gal, as she started to think about the dragon’s question. Ash could not imagine living in any other realm. She has been in the mortal realm so long that the dragon realm has become foreign. "Of course I would," There was some silence. Ashley did not push for answers. She wanted a genuine explanation for why she would go back. "I miss the Wraith realm. I understood things there, and nobody thought I was weird or questioned why I am the way I am. Nobody wanted to hunt me and I didn't have to be careful about what I talked about, what I did, the powers I used, I feel restricted here." Ashley could only imagine what it would be like to once have freedom to be yourself and then be forced to hide it away. She has been accustomed to human culture. Ashley can’t even remember the last time she used her dragon form.
"But you grew up in this realm, right? Did you spend any time in the dragon realm?" Ashley leaned back into her chair and dropped her hands into her lap. She had not been expecting this question in return. ”I visited when I was younger. My father and brother thought it would be best that I was raised in the earth realm.” She said, with a small smirk. She never questioned why, she was was just excited to experience a new realm. ”But when I was 9, I was uh..” She broke eye contact and dropped her gaze to her hands. ”I was banned from the realm.” Her parents convinced the realm not to imprison her for what she did to Andrew, but she was no longer allowed in the dragon realm. Her home was the human realm.
There was silence between them. Ashley did not know what else to say about her dragon realm. She knew nothing about it. Not anymore. Everything she knows about it came as second hand information from her brother. Her immediate family had forgiven her, but everyone else was still skeptical. It was even worse since she has sided with Victoria. The waitress walked by to drop off the coffee, forcing the dragoness to look up. The coffee was poured and the pot was left on the table. The waitress walked away again. Ashley took hold of her coffee cup, adding cream and sugar to it. She sipped it slowly before gently placing it back onto the table.
Ashley no longer wanted to talk about the dragon realm. It brought up memories that she often tried to forget. Victoria usually helped her forget them. ”So the cream makes the coffee more milk like. And the sugar sweetens it.” Ashley pushed the cream and sugar towards Scavenger. ”Try it first just to see if you like it bitter.” Ash encouraged, wanting to change the topic.