Maya watched the wyverns wide-eyed as Uorin spoke, hypnotized by their movements, by their exotic names. “Krixyth… Skreyvur…” she echoed as each creature was introduced, shocked that two strangers would appear out of the forest with their own, [i]tame[/i] Draconides. She was so wrapped up in the spectacle, she didn’t even notice Aleksu’s blindness. “You guys… aren’t from Sorenaye, are you?” she asked, before noticing Auri hiding in the foliage behind her, as she’d heard him follow. “Oh… are you with them?” she asked Auri, not sure what other explanation there was for the strange man’s presence. 

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Dominique smiled pleasantly as he shook William’s hand, while Xavier shifted his reptilian gaze between the two of them. “Big mind and big heart, huh?” the prince echoed, sparking his own curiosity as he spoke. “Hmm, refresh my memory,” he requested as they walked. “What business did you have with my father, again?”