Can You Stop It? [V x S] [1x1]

[Shiningdragon21]

A tit for tat offering towards the trade of the book he sought. What a terrible thing to have to run into with himself not having brought anything with him. What point would it make tho if the creature didn't have such a book as he sought to find. Let alone she may indeed be trying to simply trick him to move closer into her cave. An action he didn't not oblige with. He prefer currently the open space of the cave. "Why waste such a lovely day to hide within the confines of a cave?" he called to her looking back over his shoulder. By the position of the sun in the sky it was likely near 10 in the morning it's light now on his back. It gave him the advantage he assumed if her eyesight was unable to properly adjust to the light over his shoulder. "Who's to say you even have the book that I seek? This travel may have been for naught." The treasure the Dragon kept was vast. From what little he could see he surmised it was a portion of the treasure of his entire kingdom. "Who is to say that within your vast horde this single book would be? Do you yourself know of the pages that your horde holds?"  

[Shiningdragon21]

With the movements of the dragon again the ground rocked under him. Her mass was not something to scoff at with the few steps she made shaking his balance. When she again plopped down infront of him he did all he could to keep his balance. "A little bird spoke to me of a cave, tho it's occupants was not included" Kael commented straightening up. It seemed by the tone of her voice she was some what displeased, likely by his comment on the mess she called a horde. "I seek as I said a book. Blue cover, Elvish runes lined with ancient script across it's cover and spine." Shifting where he stood, Kaelthas loosened his stance, the sword on his hip shifting with him. "It's a book of spells. No that wouldn't be correct to say. It's a book of spell deconstruction" Kael said to her. Being honest in the situation likely was the best option. It didn't seem to prevalent to lie to the dragoness on what he sought. Tho if she knew it's value he couldn't hazard to guess.  

[Shiningdragon21]

As he suspected she likely didn't know what all she had exactly in her collection of tomes. Crossing his arms at her question Kael though for a moment. It was obvious she didn't trust him. He himself was the same with the dragon keeping her just at a range of him just in case. Again now the question of what he could offer came to be. For such a tome that the Dragoness likely had little knowledge about what would be something to catch her attention. A thought came to him as he stood there reaching to his wrist. "I have something. Do you recall a jade dove flapping into your cave from earlier?" He questioned her as he unfurled his arms.  

[Shiningdragon21]

With the dragons seeming interest in his question it was evident that was likely to be the item she would trade for. While it was not a particular item he held much sentiment for, it had become useful in many a ways. With her approving of his offering when the dragoness spoke he thought little of it as she stood. It was not till he himself tried to move after that he realized that the simple word had been a spell. A paralysis spell that was quickly pushed to the side in his mind for a moment as a mist suddenly coated the dragon. A string of anxiousness pulled at him as he remember a spell that would likely help to remove the paralysis. That however it seemed to be unneeded as the smoke cleared. Where the dragon once stood now a rather short blonde haired girl stood. The dragons horns remained tho one of the few indicators of what she was that did. 'I was not aware a dragon could become a human. How many may walk the streets among the mixed races? Are all of them able to do such a thing?' A plethora of questions filled Kael's mind as he stood there unable to move.

In his time alone he tested the strength of the spell. It was a weak one that he could tell enough. With a bit of stressing he was able to move his appendages a bit but not enough to do much with. If able to be cast during a fight it would be a powerfully crippling ability to know. The sound of the girl returning brought his eyes back as she released the spell on him. Finally able to move he adjusted himself. He was able to catch where her hand was likely in a defense in case he had attempted to try something. "No need for the defensive nature. I am sure had either of us wanted it from the start there would have been no civility to be had in a clash."

Giving a small wave of dismissal towards her he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small piece of paper. Taking several steps to where he could see the books easier he looked back and forth between them for a few moments. Each book resembled the text he sought looked similar to what he had described tho compared to the drawing he held it was evident none matched. "None of them match, such a waste" he muttered folding the paper back up and stuffing it into his pocket. Reaching down to look at the books Kael drew a hand over the covers of several.  

[Shiningdragon21]

Standing up Kaelthas looked down at the books for a moment before running a hand thru his hair. A single look spoke plenty. The look of disappointment was heavy on the woman's face. That the books were not what he wanted tho held out something for him tho. She apparently quite wanted the item he had offered which gave him a battering chip. "John Snow" he said with a slight bow towards her as was customary when introducing ones self. His name of course was not his true one. The dragoness had not even seen his true self yet and he saw no reason to display it. "Well then as you said before when I first arrived, What have you to trade for it?" A small smirk formed on Kael's lips as he stood there. While the woman infront of him was still the dragon he had encountered he felt nothing of the same air around her now.  

[Shiningdragon21]

Shifting his stance again he frowned. "I have only come for a single book. Do not take this as a sign of disrespect but your horde means little to me. I do not crave such menial things such as gold, jewels, and the like. I have come into such violent territories for but a single book." Crossing his arms again he stood there for a moment pondering things. "You seem intent to have this trinket. While I have no interest in your horde I am wanting of this book and the least I know is that it resides in your home land tho where I am unsure." Looking at her he wondered if he would need to lay out his proposition more to the dragon or not.  

[Shiningdragon21]

To be honest that the dragoness even considered his proposal was a surprise. That she planned to go thru with it for such a trinket was almost shocking to no end. Standing there almost dumbfounded as she went about her cave gathering things Kael was at a loss for words. In a way the proposition had been a jest, not something he had meant with all intents. Watching her pack several trinkets, odds and ends, and other things into a pouch rubbed the side of his head. She was impulsive, her mood and emotions from what he could gather were fleeting if not random all together. Was this what Dragons were like he pondered. Being called out on his illusion he frowned some what. He had heard a dragon could smell magic, that seemed to be true as he lifted his hand and drug it down across his face. As he did the glimmer he had up faded as his real features now show to her. "I am surprised at your nose" he said earnestly as the illusion over him faded.  

[Shiningdragon21]

"A kind of sixth sense aligned towards magic then." More so now dragons were still a mystery to many humans. Since the war had started Humans and Beasts were on very poor terms outside of the middle kingdom. Looking down at the now minuscule woman that stood at his side it almost made him want to laugh. Before a large foreboding creature stood and now a girl likely a a head shorter then himself. Declining the flask he payed more attention to her words of the mage. As much of what she had said it was vague at best. "A mage? Was it a mixed blood, beast or human?" A year prior that she traded with this person. That gave very little to go on in the way of leads. Less so considering with how secluded her cave was from the war and boarder.