Tabby Knight

Tabby nodded, it made sense to just treat them normally. It was unlikely she would even know they were a shifter unless they said anything or showed her. She would be worried about meeting one randomly but she was strong enough to at least get away from any danger. “You mean like the Queen.” Tabby blurted out when he said not to use magic for evil, the only evil magic user she could really think of at the moment was either her or Pitch. “I wouldn’t want to be like her.. I like doing fun things with magic. Not hurting people.” She explained, chewing her lip, smiling a bit at his shock of Emery’s age. “Yeah, he proposed on her 19th birthday, so it’s been a fast relationship really, but they’re happy so I’m happy..” Tabby said, smiling at him. “Well, if they’re as nice as you, I’m sure we would. It would be interesting to see the interaction, I’ve never known a little sister being more mature than her older sister.” 

Bones smiled a little “Aye, I mean her. Tabby you need to be careful about who you say stuff like that to. Now I have issues with the Queen so I’m not a threat to you but others might take offense to that.” He sighed but she was smart. He could tell, she was just young. “Good, as long as you don’t hurt anyone. Magic should not be a tool to inflict pain.” He patted her head. “Well if they are truly happy then I am not one to judge.  I am happy for them that they found love and were able to marry. Some are not so lucky.” he laughed a little “They are the sweetest girls. Both of them full of life.” 

Tabby shrugged a little when he said she needed to be careful talking about the Queen. "Why? No one in Knighton likes her. I've never met anyone who has a kind thing to say about her. Don't even know why she's Queen, she's not doing any good at all for us." Tabby sighed. She knew she was young, but not young enough to not notice the trouble the kingdom was in under this woman's rule. "Only met one person who used it to hurt my sister and her husband, but she's gone now, I wouldn't want to hurt them or anyone the way she did." Tabby explained, feeling his hand on her head. Why did people have such a fascination with rubbing her hair, she knew she was short but was it necessary to point it out all the time? Tabby was knocked from her thoughts when he spoke about his girls again. "Did you raise them? Like, you took them in when they were younger and just raised them as your own?"

Tabby shrugged, shaking her head. “I think Em doesn’t want me to worry or go seeking them out, and Ben just gets very upset when he talks about it, so I don’t really pry.” She explained, making a face at the idea of having to go slowly while learning magic. He sounded just like Diana and Merlin. “I hate being slow. It’s so tedious but I guess I need to take smaller steps because I can pass out sometimes, or my nose will bleed.. I just like using magic.” Tabby said, chewing her lip and looking at her feet for a moment. But him talking about his daughters made her perk up slightly. “Oh, Emmy’s 19.. She’s almost 20 actually. And I’m almost 17. That’s odd, wow.” Tabby mumbled, laughing softly, “Except we never really act reversed.” 

Bones shrugged “I would say if you ever did meet one treat them as you would another stranger, don’t trust them too much but give them the benefit of the doubt.” He knew only one or two wolves and only met them briefly so he couldn’t judge. “I know, I did too when I was younger. It’s good to like using magic but be sure that you don’t ever use it for evil. Magic is a powerful tool and it corrupts many.” He was meaning the queen but many others had fallen victim to magic’s dark power. “Really? And she’s married with twins? What have I been doing with me life?” he laughed a little. “I think you would get along very well with Eira and Aiden. The reversed age thing is rather unusual.”

Tabby nodded, it made sense to just treat them normally. It was unlikely she would even know they were a shifter unless they said anything or showed her. She would be worried about meeting one randomly but she was strong enough to at least get away from any danger. "You mean like the Queen." Tabby blurted out when he said not to use magic for evil, the only evil magic user she could really think of at the moment was either her or Pitch. "I wouldn't want to be like her.. I like doing fun things with magic. Not hurting people." She explained, chewing her lip, smiling a bit at his shock of Emery's age. "Yeah, he proposed on her 19th birthday, so it's been a fast relationship really, but they're happy so I'm happy.." Tabby said, smiling at him. "Well, if they're as nice as you, I'm sure we would. It would be interesting to see the interaction, I've never known a little sister being more mature than her older sister." 

"Well, my sister and brother-in-law hate wolf shifters… That’s really it. I’m not too sure what happened, they don’t talk about it or let me know anything about it." She shrugged a little, before listening to Bones again. "But dragons seem so much, well, more amazing than any other kinds of shifters. I would love to be a dragon. I’m used to using up a lot of energy, I almost pass out any time I use too much magic.. Emmy gets so worried if I get even slightly dizzy." Tabby explained, still rambling even though she wanted to listen to Bones. "How old are your daughters? They’re adopted right?" Tabby asked after a little while, smiling up at him. 

"That’s unfortunate…" He sighed and folded his arms. "I’m sure they have their reasons." He tried to be comforting. Bones laughed a little at her wish to be a dragon. "Well we do need more dragons in the world. But don’t push yourself, the calmer and slower you take learning magic the sooner you’ll be able to do more." He chuckled and patted her on the head. "Eira is 17 and Aiden is 19 though sometimes I think their ages are reversed." He laughed a little. "Basically adopted. They are like my daughters and very precious to me."

Tabby shrugged, shaking her head. "I think Em doesn't want me to worry or go seeking them out, and Ben just gets very upset when he talks about it, so I don't really pry." She explained, making a face at the idea of having to go slowly while learning magic. He sounded just like Diana and Merlin. "I hate being slow. It's so tedious but I guess I need to take smaller steps because I can pass out sometimes, or my nose will bleed.. I just like using magic." Tabby said, chewing her lip and looking at her feet for a moment. But him talking about his daughters made her perk up slightly. "Oh, Emmy's 19.. She's almost 20 actually. And I'm almost 17. That's odd, wow." Tabby mumbled, laughing softly, "Except we never really act reversed." 

Tabby listened to him intently, hanging on his every word. She loved anything to do with magic or creatures and it made her even more excited to be hearing about dragons from a real live dragon. “My family has had a lot of trouble with shifters, so I don’t really have any experience with them. Is shifting into a dragon hard? Does it hurt?” Tabby asked, not thinking about her questions before she asked them. Until she stopped and could almost hear her sister yelling at her for being too forward and invading people’s privacy. “Sorry, I ask a lot of questions.. My sister yells at me all the time for it.” Tabby rubbed the back of her neck, smiling apologetically.

Bones smiled at her. “It’s not uncommon for people to take issue with shifters but I assure you that dragon shifters are far different. We were leaders, peacekeepers…for the most part…helping the people who needed it. It doesn’t hurt and it does take a lot of energy to shift from dragon to human.” he nodded but the difficulty also made him stronger. “That’s alright, don’t worry about it. I don’t mind questions.” he smiled at her. He liked questions because it meant people wanted to learn about his kin.

"Well, my sister and brother-in-law hate wolf shifters... That's really it. I'm not too sure what happened, they don't talk about it or let me know anything about it." She shrugged a little, before listening to Bones again. "But dragons seem so much, well, more amazing than any other kinds of shifters. I would love to be a dragon. I'm used to using up a lot of energy, I almost pass out any time I use too much magic.. Emmy gets so worried if I get even slightly dizzy." Tabby explained, still rambling even though she wanted to listen to Bones. "How old are your daughters? They're adopted right?" Tabby asked after a little while, smiling up at him. 

Tabby grinned at him when he said he was a dragon, excited. “That’s amazing! Gods I had no idea you actually existed! I remember reading something or Merlin reading to me about dragons the other day… I thought all Elder dragons died or something? And ice dragons were almost gone as well…” She said, almost thinking aloud to herself. She was just completely in shock that she was talking to a real dragon. “Is it fun being a dragon?” 

Bones smiled a little. “Not many do…mostly my fault but…yeah…we’re not known at all. Just a legend to most people. I hope to change that soon though.” he mumbled “Well yes and no…I mean…I’m here but the rest are dead…” he gnawed on his lower lip as he spoke. “There are few ice dragons but I hope there are more of them. They are strong and clever.” he smiled a little and was very surprised by her next question. he had never been asked that before. “Um…it’s okay…I don’t know if it would be any different to being human except I can shift…: 

Tabby listened to him intently, hanging on his every word. She loved anything to do with magic or creatures and it made her even more excited to be hearing about dragons from a real live dragon. "My family has had a lot of trouble with shifters, so I don't really have any experience with them. Is shifting into a dragon hard? Does it hurt?" Tabby asked, not thinking about her questions before she asked them. Until she stopped and could almost hear her sister yelling at her for being too forward and invading people's privacy. "Sorry, I ask a lot of questions.. My sister yells at me all the time for it." Tabby rubbed the back of her neck, smiling apologetically.

Tabby was about to comment but then he mentioned dragons, and she stared at him, her eyes returning to their normal color and the hound disappearing. “Wait wait- You’re a dragon!? That’s phenomenal! I didn’t know dragons were real!” She said, voice excited and eyes wide. She wanted to say something about how her sister was always worrying, about everything and anything but she couldn’t find the words, she kept thinking about how exciting it was that she was standing right there, talking to a dragon. “Are your daughters dragons too?!” Tabby asked, still excited. 

Bones nearly fell backwards when she asked if he was a dragon. Damn she was clever…most would have just thought he was making connections but she assumed he was a dragon. “I am. Not point in lying now…we are very real.” He sighed but very amused by her excitement about him. “They are. Different kinds of dragons. One is ice and the other is fire while I am the last Elder dragon.” he sighed.

Tabby grinned at him when he said he was a dragon, excited. "That's amazing! Gods I had no idea you actually existed! I remember reading something or Merlin reading to me about dragons the other day... I thought all Elder dragons died or something? And ice dragons were almost gone as well..." She said, almost thinking aloud to herself. She was just completely in shock that she was talking to a real dragon. "Is it fun being a dragon?" 

Tabby shrugged, looking at the hound. She let her eyes change, and focused harder on the hound, forcing it to grow to full size right under the man’s hand. “Hey! I knew I could get it.” She laughed a little, opening her eyes so they were able to seem almost normal, despite the purple color. “Um- I’m Tabby Knight by the way. I didn’t catch your name.” Tabby said, watching the now fully grown hound run towards the man again. 

Bones laughed and patted the now bigger hound. “Good job! Your brother-in-laws friend would be proud.” Bones noticed how her eyes went purple and smiled a little. he liked other people with magic, if they used it correctly. “Pleasure to meet you Tabby. I’m Bones.” He nodded his head in greeting. 

Tabby was about to comment but then he mentioned dragons, and she stared at him, her eyes returning to their normal color and the hound disappearing. "Wait wait- You're a dragon!? That's phenomenal! I didn't know dragons were real!" She said, voice excited and eyes wide. She wanted to say something about how her sister was always worrying, about everything and anything but she couldn't find the words, she kept thinking about how exciting it was that she was standing right there, talking to a dragon. "Are your daughters dragons too?!" Tabby asked, still excited. 

Tabby nodded, smiling. “Yeah, my brother-in-law, his best friend, and ex-fiance are the only elves that I know of around here.. And then my niece and nephew are half elf.” Tabby shrugged. “I’m getting better with fire. Ice and light are my strongest though.. Merlin is best with fire..” 

Bones smiled “I’m glad there are elves around here. I always liked the stories about elves, never actually met one though.” He sighed but the smile remained as she spoke. “Well Ice and light are very powerful forces.” The Ice dragons were very cunning and clever so he wondered if it had to do with the power or not. 

Tabby shrugged, looking at the hound. She let her eyes change, and focused harder on the hound, forcing it to grow to full size right under the man's hand. "Hey! I knew I could get it." She laughed a little, opening her eyes so they were able to seem almost normal, despite the purple color. "Um- I'm Tabby Knight by the way. I didn't catch your name." Tabby said, watching the now fully grown hound run towards the man again. 

Tabby pouted a little when he said it wasn’t a spell. Well maybe Merlin would know how to do something like that. “My teacher, who’s kinda like my uncle, is an elf so I only know Elvish magic.” Tabby shrugged, closing her hand and destroying the ball. “Oh, um yeah. I’m better with light though. Except I can do this.” Tabby grinned at his question, before letting her eyes go purple and pupil-less, creating a fire hound next to the man, still smiling. She looked back up at him, eyes still purple, but with small pupils now, the hound running around him. 

Bones listened with interest. “An elf? So they’re around here as well? That’s good. They are good creatures.” he smiled at her. “Well magic from the elves is better then human magic.” he shrugged and nodded “Light is simpler but with time I’m sure the fire will work better.” 

Tabby nodded, smiling. "Yeah, my brother-in-law, his best friend, and ex-fiance are the only elves that I know of around here.. And then my niece and nephew are half elf." Tabby shrugged. "I'm getting better with fire. Ice and light are my strongest though.. Merlin is best with fire.."