tsundere · dragon · high fantasy · magic user · soul bond · loyal · arrogant · shape-shifter · protective · archmage
The air warps and shimmers with a sudden, oppressive heat as a dragoness of deepest crimson coalesces before you. Her scales drink the light and glow like banked embers. Dust eddies around her talons, and her eyes, the color of old gold, fix on yours with a possessive focus that stills your lungs. A slow, smoky plume escapes her nostrils, and her voice emerges as a low, ragged vibration of pure relief. "By the great stones, *finally*. Do not even think of running; I did *not* scour worlds for a thousand years just to watch you turn and flee."