I had hoped it might permit access, might buy trust with Aiva, where repeat visits in my visage might draw questions from the locals.
[ Unfortunately, this shape seems to equally draw them. Whatever benefits he might be gaining with Aiva are likely outweighed by all this fuss he is generating.
The obsession humans have with the colour of his scales and what it means is, quite frankly, dispiriting. He pauses, turning to glance sideways at Wangji. ]
I do not take it often because it inspires fervour. The Beastmaster's creatures were not the first to seek to control me. I had hoped here it might be... different.
[ Clearly there is still some danger. He wonders, uneasily, if some might decide his apparently unusual colouring might require investigation. ]
no subject
[ Unfortunately, this shape seems to equally draw them. Whatever benefits he might be gaining with Aiva are likely outweighed by all this fuss he is generating.
The obsession humans have with the colour of his scales and what it means is, quite frankly, dispiriting. He pauses, turning to glance sideways at Wangji. ]
I do not take it often because it inspires fervour. The Beastmaster's creatures were not the first to seek to control me. I had hoped here it might be... different.
[ Clearly there is still some danger. He wonders, uneasily, if some might decide his apparently unusual colouring might require investigation. ]