Jamie smiled "of course you are your own" he said, "a clever thing like you? No one would dream of saying they owned you" when the tiny dragon lifted a paw to Jamie, she didn't know what to do. She raised an eyebrow, "me? I'm my own person too. Although my family takes up my time" she shrugged, studying the dragon "oh, but I never thought to see a dragon, even one as small as you. Beautiful" Jamie seemed to have forgotten that the creature could be helping to blackmail one of his guild, as she went to per the dragon again.

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Penny swayed as Damian began to talk to himself about what had happened, finding it fascinating that he could be himself in that situation, if also feeling a bit sick at how vividly he painted the picture for what happened. She swallowed, and knelt, picking up a picture frame, it's glass shattered, but she was still able to see it's inhabitants. A man, a woman and two young kids. She gently placed it on a shelf with care, and sighed, following Damian out

"I paid a kid to get the message to the merchant guild. I didn't think it safe to leave you" she said to Damain "safer together then apart, I think" she said softly, looking down the ally way. She took a deep breath, and untied her hair, it falling over her neck, back and shoulders in a crimson wave. "If they're near, let's go"