"I still can't tell how far away it is from here, though." She didn't seem to mind that he was from the castle- it was as if it didn't mean a thing. To her, the distance was literally all that mattered right now. That, and her desire to understand more about this country, and her new friend.

"How far away is your home from the city, Kyle?" She seemed rather intrigued as she asked this, eyes sparkling slightly as she stared at him.

"I live to the south side of the city. It's a small house that was prepared for me. Um... It has a blue roof, if that helps?"

Seeing the town just beyond the forest, she let out a deep sigh of relief. "Finally, something other than trees! Look Kyle, look!" She smiled to him, the sight of something more familiar seeming to calm her timidity and nerves.

His words surprised her slightly, causing her to jolt her face to look away from him just as he did the same- though her turned face was much more abrupt and awkward, probably. "I've never... had a human friend. I'd like that."

She nodded quietly. "Exactly. Though I do miss the dragons I was friendly with... It's better than being treated poorly by the people around me."

"I see... Well, it relates to that." She smiled a bit more weakly as she spoke. "Dragons are treated like gods there... But the dragons of the sands see me as a friend. The people there, they can't really... tolerate someone getting so close to those they see as gods. Even if the drag...

She struggled to decide whether it was alright to discuss it. She sighed. "Do you know much about the southern continent, by any chance? For example... The culture's emphasis on worshipping dragons?"

"Forests seem harder to navigate than deserts, but that's life when you've never seen one before, I guess." She continued to smile while keeping his pace as they walked. She seemed oddly at ease letting him lead her out of the woods at his own pace. "It's good to know the people in th...

"I was referring to if I hadn't met you in the first place, you know?" She laughed a bit, smiling warmly to him. "I appreciate it, though."