That smirk—so had she heard on the courier? Well, crap. But Billie’s opening her cloak like she’s about to offer Shura something less than legal, and there’s another little dragon, just poking its head out of her pocket. Aconite takes .005 seconds to notice another dragonet right in front of her, and she wriggles, chirping at the newcomer. Obviously, this is a new friend. Shura tightens her grip, curling her fingers around Aconite’s body before she can open her wings.

“She was asleep,” Shura grumbles, pulling her hand back and away from the poor dragon just waking up. Except Aconite is getting stronger every day and the grip that could hold her last week isn’t enough to keep her in place today. Aconite leaps out of Shura’s hand, trying to land on Billie’s coat and will promptly try to make her way to her Brand New Friend if she isn’t stopped.