‘Reyn, the longer we are in proximity, the thinner the barriers between us will grow. The Elderlings who could dream-walk were all dragon-friends. I suspect your new-found ability has the same source. Look at yourself. Daily you take on more of my aspects. Were you born with copper eyes? I doubt it, and I doubt even more that they ever glowed as they do now. Your back aches with your growth. Look at your hands, at the thickening of the nails that mimics my claws. Even now, the firelight dances on the sheen of scales on your brow. Even encapsulated in our cocoons, my kind left its marks on
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