The tea kettle starts to whistle, signaling the water has come to a boil

[Redacted] looks at the broad back of the man who brought her here

“Thank you for letting me stay here.”

looking down at herself then adds on

“…And for the clothes”

The man places a cup of tea in from of her while [Redacted] rubs her shoulders trying to warm up

“I have never had a need for them before. They feel so weird.. And itchy”

She places her hands on the warm cup and sighs in relief while the man responds with a hardy laugh

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“You are most welcome. Though there is no way I could leave a pretty lady like yourself to suffer out in the cold without even a jacket to cover herself.”

Sitting down with his own cup of tea he continues saying

“You must have been chilled to the bone in that weather considering what you were wearing”

cough cough

“Or should I say the lack of it.”

[Redacted] looks into her cup of tea with red cheeks

“Up to this point I had never had a problem. My scales always kept me warm enough.”

laughing the man says

“HO HO what it is to be young. I wish I had scales sometimes too little missy.”

not used to teasing like this [Redacted] with a scrunched face and even redder cheeks says

“I do have scales! And wings! And Fangs!”

The man raises his eyebrow. Clearly not believing [Redacted]

“Let us see them then?”

Looking back into her cup of tea [Redacted] responds in a somber tone

“….I can’t right now… I don’t know why”

[Redacted] looks at [Redacted] with worry in his face

“I am sure you will figure it out soon. Don’t fret over it too much, ok?”

Flashing a small smile towards the man [Redacted] responds meekly

“Ok..”