Ophen remained seated, indian style upon the ground and listened intently as Ailith revealed a snippet of her life's story. He was in awe on the portion about the dragon, and before that, he could relate about the farming thing.
"Well, I grew up on a farm, though I was adopted. I had always been known for my strength. It's just always been a part of me." He gave a casual shrug, studying her for a moment, not thinking more onto her question before moving onto his own, asking, "So is it true? YOu were, at one point, raised by a dragon? That just sounds so amazing! I couldn't imagine being lectured by one. Could he talk? Pib here can't really talk," he jerked a thumb at the dragon perched on his shoulder. "not common.. or anything, really, though I suppose he speaks in his own way."
And the little blue dragon perked up and gave a quirky tilt of it's head. "Chu."