Of course I didn't. [Humans can't sense magic unless that's their magic.] I just needed something to defend myself with, a-and there was this sword in a stone and I pulled it out.
[ Reaching out, he pokes him in the chest with a finger, his other arm resting across the tops of his knees. Like this, his tail and his slightly raised wings keep his balance. ]
[ Well, it seems to be getting his point across. Also it's been a while since he last interacted with someone else - what's the concept of personal space? ]
You should probably see to one of your human healers first, though.
[ Considering there's stories about dragons eating people, and people slaying dragons, they've got a pretty good rapport going on so far. Shouto can't complain.
He will make a bit of a face at that, though. ]
I could take you to a village, now that you're awake and I won't cause a panic bringing you in injured and unconscious.
[ Taking sheep is one thing, even when he's paid for them with money stolen from his father's treasury. An unconscious human, injured through unknown means, being carried by a dragon? Yeah.
Shouto steps out of the cave, glancing around to make sure there's nothing that could attack them. ]
Sure. I know the keep isn't too far away from here, but you'll have to ride on my back to get there.
That'd probably be for the best. [ Tail swishing behind him, Shouto taps into the thread of otherness that makes him what he is, the same thing he used to take this human form. ] Though I'll have to try and get rid of the rest of this...
[ Troublesome. He shifts in steam and smoke and magic before he answers again, towering. ]
The sword chose you, if you found it. I'm sure you must be good at something.
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Your sword is magic, though.
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I'm not-- It's magic? [That's definitely news to him.]
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That's how I found you, in the woods - I could sense the sword.
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There are legends about magic treasures that start out like that, aren't there? Waiting for the person meant to find them to do just that.
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[Never mind the fact he pulled it out, he still feels like maybe he should have left it exactly where it was.]
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You pulled it out, it's yours. What would you do if someone that wanted to use it to hurt people picked it up while you were trying to put it back?
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I-I can't let that happen either. I'll keep it, just so nobody can hurt people with it.
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[ He steps forward carefully, his balance still a little skewed on two legs, and withdraws his wing so he can crouch in front of Midoriya. ]
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Keep the sword. Use it.
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Right. I will.
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You should probably see to one of your human healers first, though.
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Oh... yeah. They'll probably get infected if I don't do something about them.
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He will make a bit of a face at that, though. ]
I could take you to a village, now that you're awake and I won't cause a panic bringing you in injured and unconscious.
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Um. I think there's one a few kilometers west of here, I could probably make it.
[And probably get attacked by bandits.]
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I wouldn't offer if it was a problem. It's just that you being unconscious and carried around by a dragon probably wouldn't be taken that well.
[ He shifts up to his feet proper, wobbling as he adjusts his tail and wings. ]
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[He'll get up when Shouto does, using the sword as a kind of makeshift crutch for now.]
Thank you, Todoroki-kun.
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Shouto steps out of the cave, glancing around to make sure there's nothing that could attack them. ]
Sure. I know the keep isn't too far away from here, but you'll have to ride on my back to get there.
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I think maybe... if you went around to the edge of a village and then turned into your human form? We might both be able to walk around in there.
I'd like to help you on your quest too, Todoroki-kun. I mean... if you'd have me. I know I'm not much...
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[ Troublesome. He shifts in steam and smoke and magic before he answers again, towering. ]
The sword chose you, if you found it. I'm sure you must be good at something.