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         Rihtarion was continuing to eye Azalea. It was rare for him to come across a Human much less one that seemed interested in the fact that he wasn't attacking her. "Traveling?" the girl asked, seeming to think about where in the world he could possibly be traveling to. "Where would you be traveling to? I mean you don't mind me asking right?" The Dragon smiled brightly at the young Human. "I do not mind you asking, M'lady. I have no true destination. I'm what your kind would refer to as a.." he paused for a moment, searching for the right word. "A wanderer. I stay in no place for too long. I travel to wherever the wind takes me. At the current moment I am heading towards the Kalusio ocean. It has been some time since I've been there and it is a rare sight to see for someone such as myself." The Dragon was eyeing the girl steadily with his golden eyes.

If he was honest with himself, Rihtarion was surprised that he was being so open with the girl. Why? He couldn't give an answer to that question. He felt as if he could..trust her, which made no sense to the Dragon. He didn't know her..nothing about her. Why should he feel as if he could trust her? He titled his he to the side as he was in thought, looking a bit on the confused side. He tried to push such thoughts from his mind. Rihtarion straightened up when the young woman spoke once again. "I am really sorry about pulling a knife on you. I just didn't know if you were going to attack me or not." The statement brought another smile to the Dragon's face. "It is quite all right. I'm fairly used to it. Since the beginning of the war, things have only gotten worse, it seems. I'm surprised that the Humans and the Elves refuse to try and work things out. What is the point in hating each other? Do we not all share this beautiful world? I can remember a time when they did not fight each other. It was a wonderful time." The Dragon fell silent for a moment. He then realized that he'd referred to the Humans and Elves as if they were different from him. He wondered if the girl would realize this.

Rihtarion gently stood from his spot but did not move any closer to the Human. He was quite a bit taller than the young woman as he was with most females. His dark hair and sharp teeth seemed to shine in the light. The wildlife was still silent, a foreboding of there being a strange creature lurking about. The Dragon was used to such things though he doubted that Azalea was. "Tell me something, Miss Azalea. What do you know of the beginning of the war?" he asked softly, eyeing the girl. Of course the Dragon knew as much as he'd been able to find out over the years..most likely more than most Elves and Humans knew. He'd spent most of his time trying to discover how he could possibly fix the terrible feuding when, if ever, he returned to his home. He knew that when the Dragons disappeared, things had quickly gotten worse. It was as if the Dragons were the peacekeepers. The two lesser races would fight over the silliest things. Even the Elves archives did not hold the reason the war started though Rihtarion had heard otherwise. It made him think that perhaps they'd hidden it away. Ever since he'd been disappointed with his findings, the Dragon had continued his search. He hadn't come up with much, yet. His golden eyes focused back onto Azalea. He was smiling at her once again.