"No," said Makan. "I am glad of the company." He tapped his chin for a moment. "To ask what I am interested in would require enough breath that I could power a sailboat for a day." He chuckled. "But to make it simple, I am a lover of the arts: music, writing, and the like. Then there is the natural world around us. I particularly enjoy the night sky.

"Dragons have charted the stars in the heavens, but I still enjoy stargazing nonetheless." Makan closed his eyes for a moment.