The Blood Dragon simply watched his mistress while still in the midst of the argument, trying not to scowl more than he already was. This human..she knew so little! Everything she spouted made sense to her, but she was such a hypocrite when it came to understanding anything. "Hah! What a human quality, whimpering about their superiors and how much greater they [i]truly[/i] are! What happened to us being animals, mistress!? What happened to us being less than dogs! Surely a human such as you could punish a hound. Claws, Fire, Flight.. Do you know why we hold such things!? Because in the days of old, this land was in turmoil! Far from being truly livable. Ages before mankind had shown their pathetic whimsy, my kind took flight and fought the now fossilized predators in the realm! Beasts the size of that stadium, monsters that could bite a Dragon in two with massive jaws! Here we are now, whimpering at the quality in which the Dragon traits compare to the humans. What happened to being the superior species! Tell me then, [i]mistress.[/i]." Gore sneered the last word, clearly bothered by her and everything she stood for at the moment. "Dragons with all their might..They were taken by your people, aye? Your people claim of some [b]great![/b] battle and yet my brothers and sisters, being as powerful as you clearly claim..were taken in such a battle. Tell me, girl.. How did your kind defeat us!? DEFEAT ME!? Your hunters of this modern age had the most of difficult times and I was far from my peak, but back then! Prior to all of your fodder and toys..how were we taken and enchained? Oh let me guess, my [i]savage[/i] race were just animals, AYE?! 'Tis obvious when staring at the Blood Dragon!" Clenching his fist, he shook his head and roared at her. "A title!? You..ignorant child! If you only knew of what you speak, if you were a Dragon from the days of old you would hold some idea of what a true name means, how much strength do you hold in [i]your[/i] name?! Granted by your elders at birth, you had earned nothing! No one to revere such a great name. Your kind believe that the actions come after such title is given, that once you live throughout your meager days and look back, that is when your name is honored! With that, you miss the struggle! The drive in which teaches you that with fire comes forging! That challenges and obstacles are what create greatness! From the days of old my kind were enduring such troubles so we were prepared to face the hardships of the milenia's to pass!" The Blood Dragon just shook his head, no longer able to contemplate whether or not she was just foolish or too angry to realize what was going on. Bringing it on himself..he knew that better than she did. The only difference was that his knowledge of this meant something else entirely where as she was thinking of the present. As the ancient was walking away, he stopped when he heard her say that, laughing weakly. "Aye, yer damned right lass..I am a monster, the Dragon that devours the realm..." With that, he was gone. Clearly angry and upset by what had just happened. The reason for this was because he actually believed she was kinder than this. That she actually thought with an open mind and not be so closed off to such idea's of honor or tradition when it comes to a more ancient creed. Even still, knowing this didn't discourage the Dragon from being in her service, after all..She was young. ___ John stared at his two sons while they spun their tale of being saved by that [i]monster[/i] and all the while looked off in disbelief. The Blood Dragon helping them? It seemed too far fetched to be true, in fact it was beyond understanding! Why would such an infamous beast help any human when just a few centuries ago, blazed through every human he could find! Man, woman or child! No one was safe from Gore! "So, you both will replace the rifle hm? I hope you plan on demanding the cost from the Blood Dragons winnings when he's entered in the arena, that must be why Rosalie bought him after all. That is a surefire way to make a profit in no time, just imagine the price of admission.. The legend himself even being seen is a once in a life time happening but him? Fighting his own kind!? That will sell.." Mr. Clearwater was obviously thinking outside of just owning him and actually wanted to be apart of that if he could. If that Dragon really was owned, what was the harm in using the talent Gore clearly had? After a moment, John went back to them being saved, scoffing. "You sound as if you owe that winged beast a debt for saving you! He was owned boys, by law he is supposed to intervene when a life is at stake! When he broke my rifle he even spoke of law so he obviously knows that! You owe that monster nothing..and don't speak to me with [i]that[/i] tone young man. Me and your mother raised you better than that.." With that, he stepped out of the obvious, grumbling. He wasn't going to go find Rosalie right away, but he did want to hear what she was thinking about this.. __ Not being too far from the hearth, the Blood Dragon could hear their father berating him and planning things for him, even when he didn't own him or like the idea of him being owned.. With a grumble, he picked himself up and moved to the door, stopping when his claw touched the handle. Looking behind him, his eyes narrowed before gripping the door and opening it. "Magic users..Cowardly deceiving folk who bind themselves with the immortals..Elementals and the like are far from those you should call upon.." With that, he went to the house to try and find whether or not the boys were around. He wanted to offer his services for the rifle, knowing full well they didn't own him and held no responsibility for what they did. They did it for him and that was a debt he would repay. Upon entering the house, Gore sought out the two brothers and did his best to try and avoid the family that seemed irritated with his very being there. If and when he found them, he would make sure that John and their mother were far away by sound and hope they wouldn't interrupt. "Sigmund, Eric.. I wish to thank you for the kindness you have shown me. The words you held in my defense is a kindness nay often seen for my kind and.. Since you do not own me, it is far from your responsibility to care and look after me, so whatever it takes, I will aid in any way I can so we can repay such a debt that I had managed to form with your father. The Arena or any other means could be used to gain coin or however else you see fit.." With that, he showed a fang when he smirked, hoping to help them for what they've done. Despite being honorable as well as angry at Rosalie, her brothers seemed nicer to him and it was only fair to return the favor. __ Later that night, Gore had foregone making dinner for the family since it seems that he was best kept out of sight until called for after everything that happened today, he just wanted to lay down and rest. The sensations were still there and he felt uncomfortable, but as long as no one else felt it then it was fine. After all, what magic user could harm him? He had faced off against so many in the previous seasons that it couldn't be anything he couldn't handle.. Little did he know that his life wasn't at stake, only something more fragile..