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Drago glares at you for a moment. "Power. That's what this is about. Specifically my power, which was taken away from me, and which I will to anything to regain."
"What do you mean?" you ask confusedly. Idly, out of the corner of your eye, you see that Akensa and the wizard are starting to stir, but you pay it no mind; it's not important.
Drago sighs, as though he's revealing something he'd rather not. "I am not really human - I am a dragon; or at least, I was born a dragon. I was very powerful, but recently I was bested for the first time by some dark force. I could not tell if it was human, demon, or apparition, but when I awoke, I was basically human - unable to return to my true form or access any of my draconic powers."
"And so since then you've been searching for this dark force so you can beat it and get your power back?" you ask. This would explain Drago's presence in the shrine, and his cursing at (presumably) finding nothing.
Drago looks at you, his hard glare replaced by neutrality. "Well, yes and no. I have been searching for the dark force, true, but a more immediate concern is becoming stronger, finding a way to defeat it."
This makes sense, so now you have just one more question for him. "Then why did you attack me?" you ask, your hands clenching into fists.
Drago shrugs. "I could feel something about you, something different, unique. You're not like the others. And I find that battling someone is an effective way to test them, to learn about them. You are like no other I've encountered. Your appearance is so fragile, yet you have a hidden strength, and a fierce spirit."
"That only makes sense," says the wizard, who has by now fully recovered. "After all, the young lady before you is the Chosen One of the Prophecy, destined-"
"Will you knock it off?!" you snap, interrupting the wizard's spiel. "I am no chosen anything! I control my own fate!"
"The only way to answer for sure," Drago says, catching everyone's attention, "would be to see Zenki."
"Zenki?"
"A humanshape demon that knows all, sees all. If any could give you a straight answer it would be him."
"Why are you-?"
"Helping you?" Drago shrugs. "Simple. You matched me in a duel. You've earned my respect."
Admittedly, while you are not completely certain Drago can be trusted, he is the first person to take your side on the 'fate' issue, and that has to account for something. "Alright," you say cautiously. "Where is this Zenki?"
Drago looks around as though examining the location before responding. "Zenki resides in a mountaintop cave about three days to the southeast of here, given continuous travel and stopping during the nights."
"Alright," you say determinedly, "Let's go find him."
Written by Paradox
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