It was a creature that looked much like a dragon, but it was not. This one was a light-blue skinned creature, with a yellow, segmented underbelly. Her voice indicated that she was female. She was about the size of a horse, smaller than Toby, though. 

"Hello. You are Larek, aren't you?" Toby told me to find you here.

"Yes, that's me. You're a stratodrake, aren't you?"

"That's right. I'm a friend of Toby's. My name is Lixia." She turned to Nyx. "And who might you be?"