[She runs her fingers through his hair, gently scraping her nails across his scalp in the process.]

I know but what about your dragon side. How would you classify it? Something that wasn't a part of you but suddenly thrust onto you? [She doesn't know if it will bother him to ask but she's curious. Justine wants to know what Rich thinks, not to dismiss him but to learn from him. Thomas hadn't had a choice but if he had... would he chose the demon or the man...

Some people don't want to escape.]

Thank you. I wish... I hope you're right.

[She doesn't believe but it's sweet of Rich to say so.]