A beast trainer and a dragon man are standing facing each other at a safe distance.
"How long have you known?" - Nemetona
"Since you were down there with us, you didn't bring any animals with you. Although there's a huge flow of mana down there that can affect magic users like us, it's different for non-magical creatures. You're proficient in animal languages, so you can communicate with any animal." - AO LI
"But that doesn't explain why you suspected me back then." - Nemetona
"It's simple, it was the scent on you." - AO LI
"Scent?" - Nemetona
"The scent of a species I thought was extinct long ago." - AO LI
"...You're really troublesome. I was planning to take advantage of that situation to act, but it seems an old dragon like you is too wise." - Nemetona
A large dark shadow was silently approaching from behind AO. LI, it lunged forward, but the dragon man dodged before it could attack.
