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Clearing her throat after her bout of coughing, Dragon said to the council, "As I am sure many of you can tell, my companion here is quite more than a blind old woman. As such, explanations should come from her. Council, I introduce you to Flannery O'Bowie."

< I do not mean to tread any toes or tails, > Flan said. She and the others were still entering the stadium. < Nor did I come to Green Shade to spy upon its population. My friend was correct in stating that I was one of three scholars who wished to come to the city to see it in its true glory but as...outsiders...such as myself are not generally welcomed, I thought it prudent to lock away my powers. >

Once Flan and the others had reached the stadium and were grouped around Dragon (Creighton had taken over holding Dragon), Flan continued. < I will not bore you with our capture as my friend has already done a considerable job doing so. Instead, I will explain our escape from that torture chamber in which I, the white tiger, and Broden found ourselves in. As much technology the Silver River Den is into, they have yet to properly assess the proper tranq-dosage for a...human. >

< I had woken up shortly after my friend and Dai had been forced to leave under pain of severe electrocution. To best assess what was going on, I had to release my unique powers. Once I had done so, I disabled what captors were still in the den and released Broden and the white tiger. And then we came here. >

Dragon had begun to snooze halfway through Flan's story--being fried had made Dragon rather tired, but there was something else that seemed to be sapping what little strength she still had--and wasn't paying too much attention to the proceedings when Creighton shook her a little and repeated the question. "Because for as long as I have known Princess Rose and her parents, I have not ever seen them sell out anyone--friend or foe--to their worst enemy to gain power for themselves. Can your Lord Estefan claim as such with the concrete evidence showing that he has INDEED sold out his own kith and kin?"

When the blue haired kitsune asked his next question about immortality, Flan interrupted Dragon's train of thought and spoke to her directly. < Oi! I'm getting a vibe off your fuzzy-wuzzy counterpart about Blue Bear [1] there. Fuzzy-Wuzzy's [2] HIGHLY upset with Blue Bear and the name Regg is bouncing back and forth in his head. Not to mention Blue Bear has some SERIOUS nefarious thoughts about you and Twinkles. [3] ...Aaaaand you're way pissed about Blue Bear's assumptions, so telling you that Blue Bear is Regg isn't going to hel--oh, there we go! >

Straightening up, Dragon slipped from Creighton's arm and limped over to Regg. Glaring the kitsune in the face, Dragon said carefully, "Setting aside their beauty and near-innocent qualities, angels and fairies are as mortal as you or I. Lilah, Princess Rose's mother and my oldest friend, died. Rather Arxus thinks she was murdered from someone slipping her a highly toxic poison."

As the sun slipped below the horizon and darkness fell over the land, Dragon felt someone swish by her. From the feel of the released power, Dragon realized who it was. Suddenly, the sounds of a struggle filled the air--but it ended as quickly as it began. Before light was provided to the stadium, Dragon felt the powers being sealed away again.

Realizing Regg was no longer standing in front of her when lights came on, Dragon looked at the ground. To those not familiar with dragon culture, the bones and bits of tissue and fabric would appear to be scattered at random. However, Dragon was able to tell what was before her. "It appears fate has chosen to provide Sai Regg with a proposal of death in his double dealings and he has accepted."

Just as her legs were about to give out on her, Creighton stepped forward and helped her stand true.