I pinched the bridge of my nose, "Wait, let's see if I got this right? The Goblins keep rebelling from time to time, getting smacked back down and forced back into the tunnels where they keep the Wizard's money safe in return for not being wiped out? Centaurs and merfolk and multiple other species are kept suppressed to reservations. 'House Elves' are a literal slave race that sound like it have some kind of subservient blood curse on it to keep them in their place. Am I missing something?"
Alexis sighed and crossed her arms, "Muggles… non-magical people are looked down on as quaint and primitive and have very little rights in the magical world. The existence of magic is kept hidden if somebody discover it with a mix of mind altering spells and memory wipes."
"Oh great, we are living with the bad guys."
Alexis shook her head, "I'm not overly happy about any of that either. But it's Earth, my home. I need to learn as much about this place as I can, as much about this magic as I can," she said before she frowned at me, "By the way, I have visited your places. How is it different from having mortal worshippers and dragonkin?"
Zrazta scowled at her, "They chose. Nobody forces them to serve."
Sighing, Alexis nodded, "Sorry. Didn't mean anything by it, I don't like this either."
Shaking my head, I got up and stretched, "Anyway, going to be a long day tomorrow, we should get some sleep. "
Zrazta got up, nodding in agreement, "Traveling is tiring enough as it is."
"Don't I know it, " Alexis said with a smile, "Just don't leave without saying goodbye."
"Wouldn't dream of it."
The trip from her office to the visitor's quarters was not very long. Nor was their destination very big, this was a school after all. But there was a bed and a window and a bathroom. Stone floors and walls.
Not the best place in the world, but honestly, I have stayed at worse places and paid for the privilege so complaining would be stupid. Besides, the bed was nice.
Casting a quick spell to light the candles around the room, Zrazta walked up to look out the open window into the night below.
I let my illusion drop and unstrapped my chest armour, putting it on the floor by the bed before I walked up to join her, "So… where to next?"
Zrazta blinked and glanced back at me as I put my hand on her shoulder, "Huh? I thought we were going to Kaladesh."
"We don't have to," I answered with a smile, "We could go exploring or visit any of the other Planes. Anything you wish."
She smiled and shifted to lean back against me and I slipped my arms around her, "I don't know. Maybe…"
"Hmh?"
She turned to look up at me, "What of the Kurani?"
I smiled at her, "The elves that saved me? We can go there, I could introduce them to you." It would be nice to see them again actually. See if I could thank them properly, I owed them so much for what they did for me.
Zrazta nodded, "Yes. I would like to thank them for bringing you back to us."
"Mmm," I agreed and stole a quick kiss, "Me too."
Smiling, she turned back around, looking out the window, "This Plane was… interesting. Different than I thought."
"Different than I thought too," I sighed and put my cheek against the side of her head, "I never thought there were anything like this here. Never even suspected."
"I don't think Alexis did either."
"Mmm. Then to find out that the people here were so like…"
Zrazta nodded and frowned at the forest in the distance, "Human."
"Hmm?"
"You have not noticed? Humans in my experience try to control or kill what they can't control," she said and glanced up and back at me, "Remember how careful we had to be not to be discovered here?"
I shook my head, "I think you underestimate humans, love. We know many humans that are not like that," before I smiled, "I'm reminded of a quote, 'A person is smart. People are stupid panicky animals.'."
She frowned in thought, "…I suppose that make sense. Humans are kind of herd animals."
"…Tribe beings, but you understand what I mean. Anything outside the group can be dangerous and something unknown can be even more so."
"You aren't like that."
I smiled, "I'm also not human. I was, once, but very little of what I was then remain. I'm dragon now."
"Mmm. So, you are."
I grinned down at her and growled softly, "Indeed," and took her hand, sliding the ring keeping the illusion causing her to look human off, allowing the spell to fade away.
AN// Many thanks to Prime 2.0 for betaing this part.
