Vipereyes glanced back at Stargaze, looking her up and down in a somewhat critical manner. [color=e03fd8]"It's all well and good for an elemental to preach about 'respecting nature' and 'keeping the balance',"[/color] she said. [color=e03fd8]"But [i]we're[/i] not elementals. We can't survive the way they do, we can't [i]live[/i] the way they do. We're not just bound to single location, feeding of the land's natural magic. They don't have to hunt, or grow their own food, or build shelters. If their physical forms take damage, they can just return to their basic elemental essence to recover. In truth, some elementals can get away without taking physical forms for long periods of time."[/color] As she's speaking, Stargaze might start recalling her own childhood back on the island, and how Echo, despite her best efforts, hadn't always had the easiest time accommodating the growing drake's needs. [color=e03fd8]"But us dragons? That's not really possible for us. We're far less adaptable than they are. We've had to learn and find ways to survive on our own, had to find ways to accommodate ourselves so we could all live and exist comfortably. And sometimes that learning process involved taking some risks, pushing boundaries. That's what dragon society is built on."[/color]

Up until this point, Garrock had been doing his best not to interject. It seemed, however, he could hold on no longer. [color=FADA5E]"Yeah? And how well has that attitude done us so far?"[/color] he said. With a claw, he gestured around him, drawing attention to the crumbling islands that surround them. [color=FADA5E]"We're stuck on a bunch of old floating rocks, constantly afraid that one of them is going to end up falling into the clouds below if we're not able to get along."[/color]

Vipereyes turned her head sharply towards him. [color=e03fd8]"Well, isn't that exactly why we should keep learning and improving?"[/color] she countered. [color=e03fd8]"So we can perhaps find a way to fix it? Find a way to restore our planet to the way it's supposed to be?"[/color]

Garrock gave a contemptuous snort. [color=FADA5E]"Good luck with that,"[/color] he muttered.