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The woman began to laugh when she heard the roar that the dragon let out and how it rose higher and higher, leaving behind the immense spots of colors. "Eh? How have you let others fly on your back? Although considering your personality it makes sense." She screamed over the dull sound of her enormous wings flapping. Letting her back fall against the dragon's, looking at the immense blue, the smile on his lips growing bigger while his heart beat excitedly. "Yes, I would like to stay here. I like it." She sighed and closed her eyes slightly, enjoying the feeling of floating, remembering the first time he lifted himself a few inches off the ground when flying on his own. This didn't compare, but the peace she felt fill her heart and the confidence she experienced made her feel deeply comfortable, happy, like she had never been before.

The woman smiled quite touched by the comments that he also enjoyed her company. Because she was a witch it was difficult to trust anyone, you never knew if one day those same ones I trusted would be the ones who would put a rope around her neck and burn her at the end of the day. This feeling that the dragon gave him, the company, they were unique, he had never felt like this and he was enjoying it a lot. "Do you care about me Tal? You know you're much cuter than I thought." She joked a little as she straightened her posture again, riding him as they brushed against the treetops, the refreshing smell of pine that the dragon's wings lifted into the skies, There was nothing like it and she didn't doubt that I would never be able to feel anything like that again. "Thank you. You really know how to please a woman." She began to laugh quite amused, her little brown eyes lost in the landscape. And to think that if she hadn't come across the dragon's territory, who knows where she would be lost now or if the townspeople would have caught her and killed her. But that didn't happen, now she was flying through the skies with the friendliest dragon she had ever met, the only one really.

The woman smiled when she heard the dragon's sweet words and the warm feeling reverberated in her heart again. It was incredible that a dragon was the first to treat her with delicacy, interest, trust, like friends. It was a nice feeling. "I hope that interest is not a snack." She joked again as she felt the dragon rise and fall in height for her enjoyment, and she was genuinely enjoying all of this. "Yes, yes, you are a great and powerful Dragon and I am a little novice witch." She rolled her eyes as she lay back down on the dragon's back, her fingers tracing shapes in the clouds each time he climbed high enough to reach them. "You would please me more if you gave me some of your gold, now that we are friends you can take it as a loan. Since I don't have a house now, my clothes are in a mess, I don't have shoes and I need to go to another town, I'll need money. You know, runaway human stuff. I wish I could be like you and just live in a cave. That wouldn't be bad, now I see why dragons love that. You are very old Tal? How old are you? Maybe you can give me some advice, I don't know, some nice cave or a quiet place, things like that." She lost the thrill of her laughter at the thought of returning to earth and facing her problems. She wish she could just fly.

The woman laughed again as she heard the dragon's words and the irritation in the dragon's voice, The woman's heart trembled a little when she heard him call her a toy. It was not surprising at all, dragons were on another level to be considered equal to humans. "You really are a stingy dragon. You earn your gold by working? What do you do terrorizing castles and then raiding them?" She scoffed with a bit of humor, but when he said he would lend her some she patted him on the shoulder in a friendly way, according to her. "I won't need much, with seven gold coins I have more than enough." She looked at the sky again and how it was changing from blue to orange as dusk fell. She didn't want to go ashore, but the forest was no place to wander at night. "Well, thanks for the ride, I loved it, but unless you also want to give me shelter in your cave for one night we'd better go down now." She said it with some sadness in her voice, but she managed to swallow her sorrow very well, keeping this precious memory.

The woman jumped off the dragon's back and smiled at him, she felt somewhat ridiculous expecting a dragon to lend her money and let her stay with him for a night. "I understand. Thank you for the money Talesin, I will pay you, I promise, as a guarantee I will leave you my necklace if you want. "I'll come back for him when I have the money to pay you." She reached up to her neck and removed a silver chain with an emerald smaller than her fingernail and offered it to him. "I'd rather it stay with you than sell it or pawn it to someone else." She smiled again as she looked back at the forest, she really didn't want to go anywhere but well, it seems that at any moment he would get bored of her and throw her out, so she preferred to go on her own. "Goodbye Talesin, thank you for everything." She looked the dragon in the face with a smile and then turned her back on him and began to walk away. It had been a good adventure, but it was time to return to reality.

The woman walked until she had to stop on a rock to remove another stone from the sole of her shoeless foot. She sighed tiredly and lay down on the bark of a tree, At least Talesin had taken her far enough to be two towns away from where she was originally escaping, that should be enough. Now what she needed was to get some sleep, she could see lights not far away, she must be near a town. So she, with the desire to eat and drink water, began to walk again in that direction. But what I never expected was that when I entered the outskirts of town there would be so many carts, maybe there was a festival, that would be good, it meant cheaper snacks. She was foolish for thinking like that, she was barely approaching the square with the intention of renting an inn when everything went silent and she could see familiar faces, horrible familiar faces. She wanted to run again, but someone blocked his path and when she reacted he was already on the ground. He had used a lot of mana to show Talesin his magic, she needed more control to do something small than something big. She didn't want to be hunted all her life, so she didn't kill anyone, maybe she hurt a few, but it was with her knife, not her magic. "Let go of me!! Damn you! I'm going to curse you for the rest of your lives, do you hear me?!" She kicked as they forcibly dragged her across the square, every damn town had a damn execution zone. She could only hear the jingling of the gold coins that Talesin had lent him and he couldn't help but laugh sadly. She was no longer going to be able to pay him. While they put the rope around her neck she could only look at the sky, it was already dark, the stars were shining that night. "I'm sorry Tal, in the end I won't be able to pay you." She didn't lower her head and the only thing she heard afterwards was lightning, if she was going to die she would take a few anyway. Thunder and lightning began to fall on the town. In a short time they reached a house, the fire spread, the people screamed, began to run and she felt a puncture in her side. Someone had stabbed her. He gasped and tried to cover the wound, but his hand had been tied behind his back. She forced herself to remain standing or else she would save herself. She preferred to bleed to death rather than hang, she could only close her eyes and bring back the happiest memory she had, curiously it was the one she obtained that afternoon, flying through the skies. As the shout of the people became distant and he felt the heat of the fire under his feet. She was going to die like this? She laughed halfheartedly so as not to cry.

The woman had barely registered the moment the dragon took her out of the village. She looked at him with a grimace that wanted to be a smile at first, but it distorted when his hand covered her wounded side where she had been stabbed. "Hey, I'm sorry, I lost what you lent me." She tried to laugh, but it was a gasping laugh from the pain. She finished tearing her dress on the side and tore off a piece of the skirt to press on the wound. "You liked me, didn't you? You came to save me, I appreciate it, if I survive the night, I'll make it up to you, I promise." She laughed again, trying to entertain the dragon's face as she swallowed her pain, one of her hands clinging to the wound and the other to the bark of a tree. A green light shone in the palms of his hands, it was a small healing trick, It was giving life for life. The bark of the tree where she had her hand darkened and she felt her wound gradually close, she was able to keep it long enough that it wasn't a risk, but his forehead was already beaded with sweat and his eyes could barely focus on what was in front of him, it was a complicated spell that used too much force, what it did was an abuse for his body. "If I don't wake up I give you permission to eat me, it doesn't make up for losing your gold, but I don't want to go to the other world knowing that I didn't pay my debt to the only one who was kind to me." She smiled at the dragon before he lost consciousness.

The woman slept for an entire day, waking up for what she believed was the next morning and not the second day. It took a while for her eyes to open, but when they did she saw the same landscape she saw before she passed out. "Everything hurts." She complained as her arms, her hand filled with dried blood and the piece of dress she used as a band for her wound had stuck to her skin from the blood. He bit his lip forcefully before peeling it away, looking at the scar on his side. She took a deep breath and then looked around again, noticing that the dragon was still there. "You didn't eat me, thank you." She greeted him with a joke, but true gratitude was in her eyes, even too affectionate. "How much sleep did I get? It seems like I've improved, recovering in a few hours was something I couldn't do before." She laughed, ignorant that she had been unconscious for an entire day, from dawn to dusk, this was her second dawn and she didn't know it.

The woman opened her mouth and eyes in surprise when the dragon told her that he had slept for a whole day. And then he looked at the hand he was offering. She looked at her and leaned back against the bark of the tree, she took a moment to unpack her muscles. "Do you already want to get rid of me? How bad you are." She let out a laugh and then a sigh, taking the claw as she stood up with his help. "You'll have to lend me money again, because you gave it to me I lost it. Add it to my account." She was now sure, she would become a hermit and live in the forest, she didn't want to interact with humans again, even a dragon was nicer.

The woman looked at the dragon with a smile as she walked beside him, this time barefoot and almost naked, with blood and dirt. It was not a sight, nor a pleasant feeling. "Wow, have you met nicer humans before me? Now I can say I've heard it all. That's depressing." She laughed as she moved forward now completely barefoot, stopping when she heard the running of water and saw a small stream or lake, a puddle for the dragon, she laughed for her. "Do you mind if we stop for a while? I really need a bath." She did not wait for the dragon's response and approached the crystal clear water, first taking the blood from her hands.

She felt the refreshing sensation of the water on her skin so she took off the tangle of cloth she was wearing as a dress and got into the water. She could bathe at ease knowing that the dragon was watching, she washed her hair, removing the twigs to leave it clean, she scrubbed his skin enthusiastically as he hummed, removing the rest of the dirt and blood. "Just a moment more, I need to wash this at least." She wasn't going to put the same dirty dress back on after bathing, so she rubbed it carefully in the water, only trying to remove the dirt, not finish tearing it. She didn't even care about his nakedness, because it was just her to begin with and he was a dragon so he had nothing that would seem interesting according to her. Just a human female body, nothing to look at.

The woman dried her dress on a rock in the sun and stood in the water, looking at the dragon on the shore with a smile. "Yes, I feel fresher now. You haven't really seen me at my best." She laughed softly a little embarrassed that she was indeed a mess from the first moment she met him. Her hair was clean now, the brown waves falling wetly over her shoulders and face. His body clean of dirt and blood, only soaked with the water of the stream. "You do not like the rain?" She looked at the sky and how it wanted to cloud over and then at the dragon who also seemed entertained by looking at the clouds and their surroundings. It was funny to watch, as if something dared to attack him here.

The woman laughed really amused by his response. "Yeah, tell me that when I'm not naked and then I'll believe you." She gently shook her head as she looked closely at the dragon and the relaxed, lazy way he acted and spoke to her. "More information about dragons, who knows, maybe I'll write a book with this stuff. This way I would earn some money to pay my debt to you and if this life is not enough for me, then my children will finish paying it, I swear." She raised one hand and placed another on her chest, as if she were really swearing, but from the smile on her face I doubted its veracity. It's not that she wasn't going to pay him, but she didn't see herself in the future with someone, or having children, She was a witch, maybe when she wants a child she would have something casual with someone just to get pregnant and then she would raise him alone, as well as her mother. That was the fate of all witches. "Yes, I really like water, swimming too. It's funny because usually people think that throwing water at witches will make them dissolve or something stupid like that, it's funny. Until they hang you and burn you. They really try everything just to kill us." She saw the sky once again and when she saw the gray clouds turn black she came out of the water, She drained the water from her body as best she could and put on her torn dress. "Well, I guess you'll have to put up with me for a while because of the rain."

The woman smiled at the dragon as she shook her head and walked towards him. "You really don't know how to read the mood Talesin. I want to stay with you a little longer, don't you want?" The woman looked at him with an innocent smile. She really didn't want to interact with her kind yet, the dragon was nice enough to entertain her. "Besides, I need information for my book, it will be a success, just trust me." She joked about seriously writing about dragons, she barely knew the one in front of her, but it wasn't bad, fussy and mocking maybe, but not bad. On the contrary, even she liked her.

The woman smiles at him with a raised eyebrow and shakes her head. "Stingy, are all dragons stingy? Or well, maybe another one would have already eaten or roasted me, let's see what you want? How did you get the valuable information from me?" She put her hands on her waist and puffed out her chest with pride and defiance in her eyes. He didn't even know if he was going to write something or not, but he liked spending time with the dragon, it was the longest conversation and interaction he had ever had with someone, he didn't want to end it so quickly.

The woman tilted her head as she heard the dragon's request, maintaining her smile as she sat on the grass and thought about what story to start with. "Stories? Okay, I think I have some. But remember that I'm just a humble witch, don't expect much entertainment." She warned him with an amused smile on her face, carefully thinking that he might be of interest to a dragon. "Let's see, once when I was a child my mother took me to the forest with her to find a Troll, My mother was also a witch, so gifts run in the family. Anyway, getting back to the point, did you know that Troll tears are good for coughs? It's really interesting, and they also ask for treatment similar to yours, if you tell them a story that makes them cry then they give you their tears and if they don't eat you, thank heaven you don't think on me like a sandwich." She begins to chatter with great emotion about her stories as a child when she still had her mother, how she learned to use spells, how she almost burned down her house when she discovered that her root was made of fire, the time she tried to fly like her mother but only ended up falling on her face, the time a boy lifted her skirt and she threw lightning at him, among other funny stories. "We had a nice house in the forest, until the witch hunt started and the people my mother had helped suddenly began to be afraid of her, from there we traveled from town to town, My mother finished her life cycle when I turned 18, witches live a long time if they know how to take care of themselves, my mother was already old when she had me, maybe a hundred years old, a little more if I'm not wrong, after that I went alone against the world with its book of spells. Of course I memorized everything, so I'm not worried that it was lost in the fire, I still have her necklace, the one I gave you to keep, that's enough for me." She looked at the sky and remembered her mother with nostalgia, the life of witches had never been as difficult as now, being a woman really wasn't pretty at this time. "Then I met a witch like me, but he was an idiot, really unpleasant, He offered me protection in his group in exchange for a son, can you believe it? He was actually handsome, but he had other poor girls stuck with the same treatment, According to him, this is how our magical legacy was maintained, but it was disgusting, a waste of his face, It turns out that he knew my mother, but since she never joined him so he wanted to try it with me, he was crazy, of course I burned his face and I ran away. That was like two years ago, just remembering it gives me goosebumps." She rubbed her arms like she was really sorry and then laughed again. "Then I traveled by boat and ended up on this side of the world, because of the rumors I thought the witch hunt was calmer, but obviously it didn't last long, scared people are really dangerous. Anyway, then I met a really cool dragon who saved my life twice, what do you think?"

The woman began to laugh when she saw that the dragon wanted compliments and asked for them in such a clear and shameless way. "Well, he was a really cool dragon, but very stingy, too much. He still lent me money, but unfortunately I lost it, it's a shame, but I managed to convince him to lend me more and he said yes, I think he likes me, but he doesn't admit it, I know he likes me, I can see it, I also like him, he is a good dragon. Although at first it tries to eat me, can you believe it? Then she told me that she was too little to consider me a snack, she took me flying and that was really cool, He even invited me to his cave to spend the night because he feels sorry for me, I managed to fool him well, don't you think? When he trusts me more I will ask him for a piece of his forest, I'm not that greedy, just enough to build a cabin, .s We will be neighbors, but don't tell him yet, he wants to pretend that he doesn't like me very much, but I know the truth. "He is a really kind, funny and cute dragon, who says yes to everything, you should learn from him." She winks cheekily at him while flattering him and putting ideas into his head. With a mischievous smile on his lips, trying to cover it with an expression of innocence.

The woman placed a hand on her chest while making a face as if she was offended by his words.But the amusement in his eyes was noticeable. "Easy prey? Are you wrong Tal, that's what I want him to believe, it's all part of the plan. You said it, he already loves me enough, he just needs to admit it. I'm going to tell you a secret, I really don't want to leave, if he asks me to stay then I will gladly do it even if I have to wash his scales every day." She sticks her tongue out at him, mocking him, letting her desire to stay escape between her jokes. "It's a good thing you're not that dragon then or I'd be in trouble. How is my charm not enough for you? That offends me." She laughs again as she sees the shine in the dragon's yellow gaze. It was incredible how she came to feel more comfortable with a dragon than with a human.

The woman began to laugh again until she felt the hot breath against her face and the cold scales of the dragon brushed her cheek,as if he were testing her in some way. She saw the sparkle in the dragon's eyes and smiled as she leaned her head closer to his touch, it really was strange. "Oh, an agreement, let's see, let's see what you want from me." She mocked him again, but a new sensation bubbled in her stomach, as if the dragon's gaze moved her insides in a way she didn't understand, but that didn't feel unpleasant. "What? My few charms have captivated you so much that you can't live without me anymore? If you admit that, I'll give you whatever you want for free, I won't even charge you." She teasingly stroked the dragon's jaw, at least at first, before the soft shape of its scales diverted her playful touch to a curious one as she stroked it, losing the charm I had been looking for. "I owe you a lot so ask for whatever you want, except a taste of me, I heal quickly, but I don't grow limbs, so don't bite." She patted his nose carefully and gently, her smile still on her lips.

The woman rolled her eyes and looked at the dragon with her eyebrow raised. She wanted to look offended again, but with the dragon's age it was obvious that it wasn't the most interesting thing she had ever seen, although she was proud to at least enter the top of interesting people.

"Sure, you propose an agreement and then take a step back. You should have thought about your wish first my dear Talesin, who knows, maybe later I will say no."

She continued caressing his muzzle and jaw when she saw that he leaned in seeking her touch every time she tried to move her hands away. completely removing the severity of his words, like an empty threat.

"It's comforting that you at least want to keep me alive, what a gentle dragon, if you continue like this you will occupy the number one position in my heart."

She looked into his eyes, amusement in her eyes, a mischievous smile, she had never felt so free and calm in the space of slgu before.

She moved her hands over the dragon's long snout, stroking it gently and curiously, watching its reactions to her hands.

"Oh my dear and powerful Dragon, I know very well that your ancient mind is capable of thinking of a good agreement, what it is not capable of thinking is a good excuse for me to stay with you."

She teased him once more and hummed, content with the result. He was letting her touch him and tease him, it was a curious feeling considering he was teasing a dragon that could chew her up effortlessly. The woman looked the dragon in the eyes and took the time to respond. Was the dragon really asking her what she was hearing?

"Why? Well, it's obvious, don't you think? I like you Talesin, you saved my life twice, you took me flying, you know how to listen, you like to play with me and I with you. You have taken care of me and been kinder to me than anyone has ever been before. Isn't it normal that I want to stay with you after all that?"

She looked at him as if he were stupid, to her it was obvious, Telesin was nice, she could talk to him very easily. She would be foolish to lose that.

The woman looked at the dragon with affection, her amused smile turned into pure affection and on impulse she ended up hugging its snout. She rubbed her cheek against the soft scales of the dragon's snout, looking into his yellow eyes, his head enough to cover half of her chest. She was hugging a dragon, who else could say that?

"I'm also glad to have met you Talesin."

She pulled away slightly to be face to face again, her cheeks red after her confection. It was still fun to confess that kind of joy for the first time over a dragon. But she didn't feel bad, on the contrary she couldn't stop smiling and all thanks to the ancient dragon that purred every time she caressed its snout.

"I didn't know that dragons purr, do you like to be petted? For an old dragon you are very spoiled."

The woman looked at the dragon with curiosity and amusement in her eyes when she heard its confirmation that it liked to be petted. He was like a dog, a dog that looked nothing like a dog and that spit fire, perhaps had more in common with cats. Yes, because of the cunning look, perhaps she had the soul of a cat. Or a trickster man, it could also be, he was a male after all, all men are equal, would the females of his species think the same? Or did they choose their dragon partners based on their treasure? The latter would be very smart. She would ask him later.

"Another interesting discovery, dragons purr, if I scratch your belly do you wag your tail?"

She asked humorously, but she was actually getting up and heading to the part where the dragon's body started. His hands continued to touch his scales as he ran them along his side, until he reached his wings, but what he wanted to touch was his belly.

The woman got under one of his wings and began to caress the hard, scaly skin of his stomach, or at least the part she could reach, It's not like he's going to lie on his back like a real dog and let her pet him. She laughed at the thought and that he would have to climb up to his stomach if that were the case.

"How should I feel about that? Now you want to take me to your den just so I can cuddle you? You never lose, right? But since I am a good person, I will accept your invitation."

She caught a glimpse of the dragon who seemed to enjoy her touch and moved lower until she saw the tip of his tail, and as if he were doing something forbidden, he looked at the dragon's eyes closed and went to touch its tail. The skin there was much tougher, but she was touching the tail of a dragon, she really had a unique opportunity.

She began to laugh as her hands ran up and down the fur of his tail. She listening to him purr.

"You don't like having your tail touched? With how comfortable you seem, but it's okay, my curiosity is satisfied now."

She raised her hands and came back until she was facing the dragon once more. She sat down again in front of him and opened her arms so that he could rest her muzzle on her lap and continue petting him.

"You'll take me to your cave just to be petted, that's fine with me. I have all the time in the world."

She stroked the horn on his head and then down again to his snout.

The woman heard the purrs and grunts of pleasure that he let out, a smile on her lips.

"Am I talented then? With the way they purr I thought it was natural. But thanks for the compliment."

She outlined his dragonlike features with her fingertips. His eyes locked on her bright yellow eyes, that mischievous look in her eyes again.

"Why are you looking at me like that Talesin? You look like you're going to eat me."

She joked about that, as she hugged his snout again. He was more curious to see the dragon's cave than to think about the hint in the dragon's words. Because that couldn't be, a dragon couldn't hint at things, right? Either way she smiled at the dragon.

The woman felt tickled when the man rubbed his nose on her stomach. Feeling a warmth in her chest when he showed his trust in her.

"How cute you are Talesin, you are nice too. You understand me very well, better than any human being, it's fun to talk to you."

She tilted her head and hugged the dragon's snout tighter. A permanent smile on her face. To be appreciated in that way by an ancient dragon.

"You don't mean that you want me as a pet, do you? That would be cruel, I really like you."

She stroked his nose, fascinated by his dragon features, it really was something impressive.

The woman was fascinated by how the dragon soon got used to her caresses, which he sought alone, and how she pleased him by letting him rest on her lap and caressing him.

"Are you looking for humans for fun? What do you play hunting?"

She laughs good-naturedly as she thinks about the dragon suddenly waking up bored one day and deciding to kidnap people to play cat and mouse.

"I must be the first human crazy enough to agree to play with you, but that's okay, let's play if you want. I owe you a lot so I'll do whatever you ask."

She declared confidently, she didn't mind the idea of ​​the dragon hunting her, perhaps it would be more fun for her than for him, after all she would feel the adrenaline better.

The woman looked at the dragon resting on her lap with affection and amusement. He was a fun dragon, making his heart beat loudly in a pleasant way. She found him cute in ways that shouldn't be cute for a ferocious ancient animal, but she did it anyway. How he cared so much about her.

"Come on then, I've been curious what it looks like where you live. Plus I like the idea of ​​flying with you again."

She stroked his horn, excited at the idea of ​​flying with him, or rather on him, again. An opportunity she believed would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now she had the opportunity to enjoy more in the company of the dragon and she would enjoy every moment.

She looked at the dragon with her eyebrow raised without losing her smile at the threat. She stood up and nodded enthusiastically, climbing onto the dragon's back, thus giving her answer.

"I know you're not going to eat me, what could be worse than that? Go ahead my good dragon! Let's see what your house is like."

She laughed amused at the idea that he agreed to go on his own to a dragon's lair, unique opportunities had to be taken advantage of and this is one of them. Furthermore, she hadn't missed that he no longer called her 'little witch' and now referred to her as 'dear Olivia', She secretly rejoiced at that change of nickname, they both thought it was cute, but the fact that he called her by her name meant that he appreciated her more than he said and for her it was the same.

The woman really enjoyed the walk to the dragon's lair. A sad smile on his face and a complicated emotion in his chest. She thought about how lucky she had been to run into Talesin, with the distance that separated them perhaps if he hadn't gone out that day or if she hadn't run in the direction she did now She would have been dead, she would never have been able to talk to him, she would not have even met him, their paths crossed by chance and she thanked heaven for that, and for that same reason she did not hesitate as she walked, going inside the cave.

"Wow, this is, really impressive."

She gasped with a smile as she finished walking in the darkness, at the back of the cave there was an entrance in the ceiling, large enough to let in light, light that hit the gold on the floor and illuminated the entire cave. But it didn't end there. No, the huge mountain of gold was not the important thing, the impressive thing was that the place was huge, really huge, she could hear water running from somewhere in the cave, mountain, because this was huge, she thought there would be bones, blood or something similar, but no, everything was pretty clean.

The woman walked through the cave, she wanted to see where the sound of water came from. There was a wide variety of tunnels, some even had gold in them. It really was a huge treasure, but what impressed him most was in the inner spring in one of the caves. It really was beautiful. She didn't turn around until he gave her the offer that she could take some of his treasure.

"Really? You don't have any clothes or shoes lying around, do you? I don't care if it's men's clothes."

She returned to where the dragon was, it really was a huge place, it fit him very well inside.

The woman followed him to another part of the cave, everything had a surprising order. The dragon had everything very well distributed.

"Stingy, stingy, but okay, I will pay your price."

She started looking through the whole pile for something in her size, if she was going to pay for it she would choose something nice. Everything was too luxurious and extravagant, most of them had gold and silver threads, now she understood why he had so much of these.

"I got this and the boots. Thank you very much."

She chose an emerald green dress with silver details, getting rid of the tearing dress that was close to falling apart and putting on the new one.

"Much better, don't you think?"

She smiled as she models clothes for the dragon, happy with the feel of decent boots on her feet. Comfortable, very like.

She laughed softly at the dragon's jokes nodding as she heard the compliments about her appearance.

"Hey, to be fair my previous clothes were a mess, I ran through the forest for my life, did you forget? I wasn't at my best."

She combed her brown hair in a vain way, this time she did it.After a bath her hair was clean and combed so her fingers ran through it with ease.

"Thanks for everything, Again, I think I will never finish thanking you."

She caressed his muzzle once again lovingly. Really grateful for all the help the dragon gave her.

"Although you're still going to make me pay for it, so that's fine. Well, what do you want? Some caresses?"

She opened her arms as a sign that she was willing to caress him if he wanted, and even if she didn't want to, she liked to touch his scales.

The woman began to laugh as she continued caressing the dragon's snout.

"What would be wrong if you started purring? I like it when you do it, it's like I'm hearing drums, really adorable."

She continued caressing him with more insistence, she had learned where to touch in a short time. So she stroked his chin with the intention of making him purr.

"Who knows, maybe if I make you spoiled, you won't let me go."

She looked into the dragon's eyes quite amused. A hidden flame of hope in his eyes for wanting to stay with the dragon.

The woman mockingly blurted out monosyllables as her fingers continued to scratch her chin and snout. Enjoying the sounds the dragon made and the sight of how she tilted her head and closed the eyes searching for his touch.

"Cute, cute little dragon."

She cooed with a smile at the dragon, as if he were harmless. He had really gotten under her skin too and she didn't mind playing with the dragon like that. It was nice, very much so.

"Hey! Did you bite me? Did you bite me."

She bit back a gasp when she felt teeth on her shoulder and then began to laugh as she looked into his yellow eyes. She felt her shoulder sting and heat up, but not in an unpleasant way.

"Being with a dragon or with humans? I like the dragon, humans not so much, being with the dragon is fun, not with humans, if I had to choose I would choose you."

The woman spoke with confidence and again smiled sweetly and full of affection. She liked being with the dragon too much, she felt good with him, being next to her was comfortable. Of course if he asked her she would stay, she had nowhere to go anyway.

The woman watched him leave helplessly, smiling as she saw the dragon leave with confidence and leave her in her cave with all her treasure. It's not like she could leave, she was on a mountain, it would be silly to even try, not that she wanted to, instead she just wandered around the place. Playing with the jewelry, to be honest.

"He has taken a liking to me."

She murmured as she smiled and laughed from time to time, her laughter echoing off the walls of the cave, as the day passed the sun moved away from the hole that illuminated the cave. And instead of the warm light of the sun, it was the moonlight that was coming in, she really enjoyed the change in lighting. Understanding why the dragon liked this.

The woman looked at the sky while her eyes felt heavy, it seemed that Talesin liked to be active at night. Once again the misconception that dragons were lazy was abandoned.She scanned the cave once more. He saw a part of the cave that had an upward relief, in the shape of a large, charcoal-black pot. She gathered a handful of leather she found in the clothing cave and placed them in the center of what seemed to be Talesin's bed, placed them down in the shape in the middle of Telesin's nest of a nest and lay down on top, leaving a layer to use as a blanket.

On the other hand while the dragon was slaughtering to defend its territory she was comfortably asleep using expensive layers as a mattress and blankets. Dreaming of a certain dragon purring with pleasure when she caressed it and paid her by taking her to fly through the air.

The woman slept like she had never slept before, waking up alone in the great dragon cave. Did he really spend the night patrolling outside? She yawned and rubbed her eyes as she climbed off her makeshift bed. She stretched while touching her stomach feeling hungry, she had not eaten in three days, only because she was a witch she managed to go days without eating without any problem. Lazily he headed to the cave with the inland stream determined to take a bath to start the day. Not without first taking a new dress, he would have to repay the dragon's generosity in some way, but it's not like he could give them jewelry, he already had, compliments? He was already putting flowers on his own. Pampering? It seemed like he liked it when she did it. So she could only do that.

She bathed and put on a sky blue dress, dried her hair and braided it. With his magic he used the moss to grow champions, roasted them and then ate them. Patiently waiting for the dragon. Poor him, now that she was in his cave he would have to drag her out of her if he wanted to get rid of her.

The woman greeted the dragon with a smile as her cheeks bulged from her mushrooms and offered him one as he towered over her.

"Why would I leave? I'm really comfortable here. Do you want to try one? It tastes like chicken, do you know what a chicken is?"

She finished chewing and swallowing her roasted mushroom and offered him one, holding it up to his nose. Completely ignoring that the dragon for some reason seemed irritated with her.

The woman felt her hand tickle when the dragon used its tongue to eat the mushroom. Watching with curiosity and fascination as he used his tongue like a snake.

"Why are you being mean to me? How cruel you are, I thought we were already close, do you want me to pet you a little?"

She smiled at him innocently as she raised her arms to caress his chin with both hands, hoping that his head would lower until it was level with hers.

The woman did not take the dragon's harsh words seriously and continued caressing its snout, in the places she knew would make it purr.

"Eh? Have I returned to being just 'Human'? How cruel you are Tal, you invited me to come and now it turns out that you are surprised that I continue like this, does it bother you? Would you rather I rob you and run away? I'm so sorry little dragon, now you won't be able to get rid of me. I warned you, I prefer you to humans."

She continued to pet the dragon's snout with a smile, resting her chin on his snout as she hugged him. She refusing to let go.

"Don't act, yesterday you told me that you liked me, don't act crazy by wanting to run me now."

The woman rolled her eyes as the dragon kowtowed for her again, but still made threats to throw her out.

"Stingy, I knew it was because I used your things, in my defense you told me that I could use whatever I wanted as long as I paid the price and I plan to pay it, you settle for some pampering."

She resumed her caresses on his chin and horns, remembering the way he grunted with pleasure when she touched his horns.

"Do you suffer from amnesia or something? You really are volatile, it hurts me that you only greeted me as 'human', yesterday you called me 'Dear Olivia', how bad you are. You don't know how to treat women."

She overdramatized as she made a sad and offended face as she looked into his yellow eyes. He didn't seem to be in a good mood, maybe he had a rough night?

"Don't pretend you want cuddles, come on, you were gone all night and took care of me for three days, I can do the same for you."

She stood up and settled on Talesin's stone bed, which he had filled with cloaks for her. She sat up and patted her lap as she motioned for the dragon to come closer, remembering how he rested his head on her lap and his chest hummed from his purrs.

The woman smiled triumphantly as she felt the weight of the dragon's head in her lap and her hands began to caress its head. She hummed in response as his hands provided caresses.

"Yes, you told me the same thing yesterday. And I told you that I liked hearing you purr, it's cute."

She whispered to him as her hands traced the pattern of the dragon's scales, letting him rest, even though his legs had gone numb after a while. Still she didn't change her position, she just used some tricks to release the pressure from her legs and she continued to outline her dragon features.

The woman watched the dragon raise its head from her lap and repeat to her that her time in the cave was numbered. She gave him a somewhat sad smile at the thought that she would have to deal with humans again. She had barely escaped death, twice, and both times she emerged almost unscathed thanks to Talesin.

"If I tell you I won't leave, what will you do to me?"

She crossed her arms over her chest and looked up to meet the dragon's yellow gaze. For some reason she felt that the dragon was hiding something from her and she wasn't going to let him.

"I thought you enjoyed my presence, did you get bored of me so quickly?"

She couldn't stop a bit of her sadness from seeping into her voice as she looked into the dragon's eyes. Her illusions on the verge of breaking, surprised at how quickly and satisfied she felt at the idea of ​​wanting to stay with the dragon.

The woman now felt uncomfortable and ridiculous for getting her hopes up about a dragon, she believed she had found a friend, someone who enjoyed her presence as much as she enjoyed his. It seems that in the end she had misunderstood things, she began to feel her shoulders heavy and the dress that the dragon had given her uncomfortable on her skin, her feet just as uncomfortable because of the boots that he gave her. She was silent for a while and his gaze went to the hole in the ceiling, she analyzed the time and realized that it was still early in the morning, she had eaten and had taken a bath. The only reason she stayed was because of the dragon, to see him and keep each other company, but the only one who seemed interested in that was her. She didn't know the dragon's feelings, she thought he liked her, he had invited her to his cave, given part of his treasure, she thought this would last longer.

"It's not okay, I got it. Let me change for the last time? If I go out with this I'll get mugged on the way."

She stood up with a smile on her face, feeling a strange bitterness in her heart. She headed to the cave where he kept her clothes, but everything was too shiny and expensive, At least until he came to a much more modest brown outfit. She changed and returned to the dragon with a smile on her face.

"Well, that's it, is there a port around here by any chance? With the speed you're flying, do you think you can drop me off near a seaside town?"

She scratched the back of her neck, somewhat embarrassed and uncomfortable at having to ask him for another favor, but since he seemed to want to get rid of her as soon as possible then she could fulfill his request.

The woman nodded and her talkative nature died as she absorbed the idea that the dragon didn't really want her with him anymore. Four days, two of them spent unconscious or sleeping, that time alone had been enough for him to decide that he was no longer interesting.

"That's fine thanks."

She no longer looked him in the eyes, she just waited for him to tell her that it was time to leave. At least he's a little relieved to have his last ride on the dragon's back and fly. Her mother had crossed the sea with her to get here, now she would cross the sea again to a different land where she could start again. She couldn't stay here, she had wiped out an entire town when they were about to hang her, if it weren't for Talesin she would have died there too, but that wasn't the case and for a moment she thought she had found a home, but she was wrong.