Ocotl gazed in wonder at the dragons fighting up ahead, hardly noticing the fallen tree close by them. 

"He isn't taking good care of his guest," Mirazan muttered, picking up the cat with a tentacle made out of light. He glanced over to her small form, blinking slowly. 

"What do you two eat? Fruits? fish? Light soil and water?" she asked, leading them to a secluded waterfall with a small lake. Fires and flares from dragons fighting or having fun lit up the night sky near them, creating a sort of twilight closer to the center of the village. Fireflies danced around the deep blue water in the dusky light, blinking sluggishly. The din of cicadas and the occasional animal cries filled the air around the village. A cool breeze was blowing through the trees, the leaves rustling peacefully.

"I am originally a forest spirit, and we draw upon the forces of nature to power us," Ocotl explained, turning back to Mirazan, who was looking at him suspiciously, holding the cat in her arms. The same ethereal light radiated off of her still. "However, being constrained to this form, I have been given human thought, but human limitations." 

"There are some things I can do," he said, raising his hand and bringing up a swath of knotty branches from the ground near them. He clenched his fist and the branches wilted and crumbled, descending back into the ground. 

"But a forest spirit embodies nature itself. My power is but a fraction of what it was, but even if I were to regain it, I would harbor no ill will towards human nor dragon."

"Do you resent your... master's acts towards you?" Mirazan asked, blue eyes twinkling. "He did capture you after all."

"No, not at all. He was incredibly kind to me while he was alive, but I wish to know more about him," Ocotl explained, sighing. "He seldom told us anything."

Mirazan hummed slightly, looking at Ocotl out of the corner of her eye. "Like we said before, we do not remember any such dragon around these parts. You may have to take your search elsewhere, but we will not let you leave if you pose a threat to dragon-kind."

He turned towards her, joints creaking. "What can I do to convince you of my loyalty? I trust you because of your kindness so far, but it seems we do not share that mentality."

Ocotl looked at the cat in the dragon's arms. "It would do both of us good if you explained yourself soon." He looked around the dusky waterfall. 

"Nobody is around either, now is as good of a time as any."