I barely manage to rest and stand up; the creature makes those sounds towards me again, and I point to what must be its village in flames. I don't know what it expects from me; does it expect me to accompany it in its sorrow? Don't get me wrong, I thank him for saving me and I know that, for now, even though it seems strange to me, I am a bipedal lizard like him, born from an egg of this town; with the mistake of making a mistake, I was reborn! Although I don't believe in that. And I suppose my lizard parents are dead down there, but if I accept that, it would mean I can't go back home, with my family and my friends, my life!

For the first time since I woke up, I feel sadness, and I suppose my body instinctively responds to that, as I emit those same sounds that that creature made when looking towards the village; I suppose that's how they express sadness. He accompanies me with those sounds, and each one expresses his sadness, although for different reasons; both stem from a feeling of loss: he for his village and his family, I for my humanity and my life.

After a while, we calmed down and I try to think: maybe I can still go back, maybe it's a dream, some test from God, I don't know, but I won't lose hope. The creature starts making those sounds again, which makes me think it will be a problem if I can't communicate with it.

Those sounds are undoubtedly a language, although growls and whistles hardly resemble vowels or consonants; it will be a difficult barrier to overcome, but that will be for later, as he begins to walk through the crack, which I suppose I should follow if I want, first, to return the favor and, second, to understand where I am and why I am here. if this last question will have any answer.

Walking behind him and a bit calmer on my part, I observe him and try to understand what I am now. Certainly, it resembles a bipedal lizard, which is not new. Looking closely, our legs are like those of birds, I mean with that inverted part, which, believe me, feels strange. Walking is different from how I used to as a human, but I don't think about it; I let instinct guide me, it's better that way for now. Continuing with the legs, they end in four toes with four claws; there is a fifth claw or toe on the inner part of our legs. I suppose they are similar to the hind legs of most terrestrial vertebrates that I remember, only for bipedal locomotion.

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Following my observation, there is the tail, and what can I say, it is an elongated reptilian tail and yes, it feels strange to have that behind like everything else in this body; our hands have five fingers like human ones with an opposable thumb and all that. Sure, there are the claws, but at least I'm glad I can feel somewhat human in that. The claws have a curvature that prevents them from piercing directly when I close my fist, and even if they manage to touch my skin, which is now scaly and prevents them from causing harm, at least that's what I believe. Speaking of scaly skin, what can I say, I'm not an expert on reptiles, but it's like that of a crocodile or lizards that I remember.

Finally, the head: in the absence of mirrors, my reference is the lizard in front of me, and yes, it is like the head of a lizard with a thick and slightly elongated neck, although I would say it looks more like a Western dragon from those fantasy stories. Of course, there are no horns and other things, although I see some protrusions where I think there should be horns, which makes me suppose that maybe they will grow there.

Speaking of growing up, I guess we are newborns; I mean, at least I am, in the sense that I've just hatched, wow! I hadn't thought about it, but I became a child again, haha; although, not human, I'm afraid..........................However, it is surprising, although I remember that some reptiles can survive on their own right after hatching, they do it purely by instinct. In our case, or at least the one who saved me, it demonstrates not only intelligence but what seems to be applied knowledge, based on how they acted. It's not just instinct, but cognitive intelligence. I have a few possibilities; either they are older than me and were taught, which shows a quick learning ability, being astonishing compared to a human, or they were born with that ability, which is still equally or more incredible. I think both, but I no longer believe they are much older than me, but that puts me in check. If it's the latter, won't they suspect if I didn't act or speak like them?