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>Ceri, where did you pull "Euia" from?
You... you don't know. Did Mr. Ilan unknowingly transfer the knowledge to you, or...
>Actually hey, maybe you know his name because you inherited your parents' knowledge somehow.
Oh! "Is it possible I know your name because I inherited the knowledge from my parents?"
"Ah, erm. I'm afraid I couldn't say. This is the first I've seen of anything along this line. I guess it's within the realm of possibility... Dragon children do seem to learn rather quickly. And mating dragons do something with their magic. I'm not sure, but they almost combine their very essence when they mate? It's certainly possible that forces beyond my understanding allowed the passing of knowledge."
"About that..."
"Oh, don't worry. My seal should prevent it from happening to you. That's for the best-- your magic would likely kill anyone you mated with if it tried to 'meld' with them."
Argh! That raises further questions! But there's no way to ask without admitting to your teacher that you made love with Skif! He's a gross old man! You don't want him knowing about your sex life!
>Uh, is the "going after the children" thing specific to life magic users? Is it possible that powerful life magic users might try to live on through their children in a rather literal sense?
"Wait, does that mean I'm literally my parents!?"
"Worry not, my child. I'm pretty sure reincarnation is impossible."
"Pretty sure!? Maybe that's literally why they kill kids!"
"Ah... I... I never thought about it that way. But I never felt their presence when I was giving you a mortal body, so I think it's safe to say you are your own person in body and soul. probably"
"I heard that!"
"You certainly inherited their ears."
>Ok then, selling your blood it is. You can spare a pint or two now and again, right?
Blood, scales... you could probably even cut off your horns and wait for them to grow back...
Augh, this is too weird, though! B-besides, selling parts of your body for money runs into the same difficulty of having to reveal what you are. Otherwise your horns and scales look just like a lizard's.
...It might not be impossible, and a dragon does need a bed of gold with which to lie the rest of the hoard... but you aren't sure how to solve that one big issue. Also, THIS ENTIRE LINE OF THINKING IS REALLY WEIRD.
>This is good news. Now you can have your knockers enhanced without having to buy new bras! Science!
You left them at...
F... fine, maybe you'll play around with this later. You don't want to change your body permanently, but what's the harm in using POLYMORPHISM to tease Skif a bit...~?
>Would you even have a proper dragon lifespan, with what's been done to you?
"What is my life-span, anyway? Wouldn't this mortal body die long before a dragon would?"
Mr. Ilan shakes his snake-head. "I did consider that. The magic that contains your dragon self also feeds off it. You should be able to live nearly as long as a dragon would. I mean, even if I'm wrong about this, I imagine the worst that would happen is your mortal form failing and your dragon form taking over."
"So this is pretty much a ticking time bomb in any sense."
"Everything is destined to fade away, given enough time. But it is my hope that when the time comes, you will have gained the wisdom and knowledge to handle it. Or, it was the plan before we learned how weak my bindings really are."
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