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[keepstothecode]

[Something large, hulking crosses your window.]

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[mind_overmatter]

[The voice that issues from the mouth in her doorway rattles her ribcage, and Lee feels her heart pick up pace in concern. His question is so unexpected and commanding that Lee doesn't think to not answer. But how to answer?

Her spine straightens and she plants herself a little more squarely, less poised to run at the first sign of smoke.]

I try to be. But I have a long way to go before I can have the honor of saying that. [She takes a step back towards the door, cautious but curious and now acutely aware of being focused on.]

Are you-- Are you a dragon? [And if that answer is 'yes', how is she still alive?]