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[coiledscales]

[ Friends. That's - not exactly what he expected to hear. He's never really though of them as friends, which is odd, but that's mostly because he's rarely thought of himself as really having friends at all anymore (and rarely ever). He makes a little noise like he's clearing his throat and then settles back onto his bedroll with a frown. Despite his bulk and size, he doesn't really do anything besides sit. ]

...well. I suppose friends is something.

[ He is disappointed. But even friendship is a step up from outright hostility. ]

And how else am I supposed to be about it? I'm a dragon. [ He might be slightly indignant. ]

[thunderproof]

❰ it's a strange word to apply to their relationship, given all the givens, but... adalia enjoys spending time with alacruun, finds him engaging and funny and kind, when he wants to be. she likes him as much as she likes anyone else in thedas she would consider a friend — more, sometimes. if they aren't friends, what else are they? if she can't admit that they're friends, how can she ever expect him to treat her like one? ❱

Hey, if you're so disappointed by it, we don't have to be anything at all, ❰ she snaps, defensive, but at the same time certain that he'll back down at the hint of a threat that she would leave him. ❱

You're qunari now, ❰ primly. adalia turns to him and brushes gently through her hair, untangling knots with her fingers. ❱ But even if you weren't, I don't believe at all that you don't know how to act like a person-who-happens-to-be-a-dragon rather than the other way around. I'm not a trinket to add to your hoard, or a possession to covet. That's not how friends treat each other.

[coiledscales]

I didn't say that-

[ Alacruun objects with a frown. She's so... jumpy. Or at least willing to try and manipulate him. That's sort of impressive, honestly. ]

I am temporarily a qunari. I am still a dragon at heart. Even when I masquerade as something else, I'm still a dragon. It is in my blood.

[ Insulted at the idea that he might not be a dragon anymore. Hmmph. ]

I don't want you to be a trinket. That's ridiculous.