Cairo cautiously approached in human form, spreading out a local map in front of Mathis.
"This is us," he said, pointing. "THere are all the local towns. Do you know any of them? Maybe that one?" he pointed to the one that was closest to his cave. "Or…that one?" he pointed a little further away doubtfully. "I'm not sure how far you could walk in a day…but you never know, I guess."
A Dragon's Treasure // oxo //
Mathis looked at the map while trying to keep his distance from Cairo. He wasn't comfortable in his presence. At least not yet. "Umm…" He nibbled his bottom lip. "…that one." He pointed to a different town on the map, a little ways away from the cave.
"Wonderful!" Cairo said, a real grin crossing his face for the first time. "I can fly you over whenever you like," he said with an eager blink. "Do you want to go now?"
He got up and began to pace excitedly, then stilled himself, remembering he was supposed to be fearsome dragon.
Why do I care so much about helping this human? he wondered, mentally scolding himself for acting so silly.