The distinction matters to Daud, as his lips compress slightly. It's not what Billie may want to dwell on at this particular moment, but...
"No. But it reminded me that Strange had a theory that we were some kind of dragonborn." Given what they now know about dragons and the consent needed to be involved in the process, on both sides, Daud's suspecting that's vanishingly unlikely. That they have something to do with dragons, of that much he's certain, mysterious messages on the courier claiming from the dragons -- and the much more real, concrete fact of scales granting them powers tied to dragons long dead.
That still begs the question of what they are, exactly. To have been alive and walking again so long, with questions that only multiply by the second ... Daud shakes his head, taking a step back towards the door. Mercy, now having settled down like a hen preparing to nest, doesn't seem inclined to get up.
"... Come inside when you're ready." He's going to be getting on with making breakfast, though as usual, Daud leaves that to be inferred rather than outright stated, as with most things with the tiefling. Once he's in, he'll automatically check the couch for the dragon, assuming that's where Red's gone.
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"No. But it reminded me that Strange had a theory that we were some kind of dragonborn." Given what they now know about dragons and the consent needed to be involved in the process, on both sides, Daud's suspecting that's vanishingly unlikely. That they have something to do with dragons, of that much he's certain, mysterious messages on the courier claiming from the dragons -- and the much more real, concrete fact of scales granting them powers tied to dragons long dead.
That still begs the question of what they are, exactly. To have been alive and walking again so long, with questions that only multiply by the second ... Daud shakes his head, taking a step back towards the door. Mercy, now having settled down like a hen preparing to nest, doesn't seem inclined to get up.
"... Come inside when you're ready." He's going to be getting on with making breakfast, though as usual, Daud leaves that to be inferred rather than outright stated, as with most things with the tiefling. Once he's in, he'll automatically check the couch for the dragon, assuming that's where Red's gone.