Kendrick gave her another approving nod, "Good, just see that you keep a low profile once we reach the palace. No one can know about your... Real form. It is [b]forbidden[/b], even for a prince, to have contact with a dragon." He let her depart without further delay, preparing the meal to roast on the nearby fires. After some time, he did follow her trail to join her on the riverbank, having washed and changed into his usual riding leather, the royal scepter slung across his back casually.

"Our meeting... I think it best if you pose as my tutor in the arcane. I should warn you, I haven't a bit of skill at it, but the need for an education in theory should be more than enough to satisfy anyone's curiosity about it... Including my father's, the king's. We met by happenstance on this little expedition, and you offered your services as my teacher, no?" he asked immediately upon approaching, not even bothering to greet her.