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This dragon greatly resembles Boreal Serpents I've encountered. There are a few differences, but they're otherwise quite similar- particularly in shape and elemental affinity.

Seeing as a number of us seem keen on returning it to the ocean as originally promised, I think we can agree it's in everyone's interest to calm it first before any further damage is done.

[A breath, then barreling through the rest with the grit of someone fully expecting an argument]

..So, I'm going to try and put it to sleep. I don't fully expect this to work, and I don't expect it to work swiftly, but all we need to do is calm its mind enough to work with. It's otherwise proven itself to be an intelligent creature.

But this will take time to manage. In the meantime, it has the body of a serpent: strong, scaled, and greatly flexible. Straying close isn't wise or likely terribly effective with ordinary weapons. Held at range and distracted would be ideal.

..As such however, this only has a chance to work with assistance.

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I've no desire to harm the dragon. It should've never been captured in the first place.

We facilitated.

Did you aid in its initial capture?

I did not obstruct.

( emilia doesn't know that she can disagree with him entirely.

she thinks, in fact, they are complicit in a great deal more than they're aware of. maybe it's part of why she keeps following the threadbare trail of matteo ballatini. he is dead, and so are those who didn't survive the poison. and the world just went on. )

You regret.