played it so nonchalant

PHOEBE

there's a bulletproof bond

Melita was in luck, for the Infirmary was not so empty as it seemed. Her call echoed in the space, but the first sign of life was not a human - but a pink dragon. Pim's head, now blocky and large, imposing with silvery horns newly sprouted, popped up from behind one of the beds that lined the walls. His pink gaze fixed on Melita, predatory and fierce, even when not particularly intending to be. For you see, unlike his smaller kith that roamed the Hollowed Grounds, Pim was quite large (relatively). He rose, claws clicking against the stone as he came around the bed to stand in the walkway. His shoulders were about hip high on Melita, his head rising up somewhere just below her chest. But even without the immense size of dragons in lore, Pim was still imposing - what he lacked in height he made up for in bulk, his limbs thick, belly paunched muscle that rippled beneath pink scales.

The dragonling watched the honeybee girl for a moment more, eyes flitting to the gourd at her feet, a low growl a warning for the little creature, before he turned and lumbered to the back, disappearing through a doorway. Shortly after, Phoebe appeared there, pink dragon at her side.

"Oh! Melita, hello." Phoebe said softly to her. She too was wrapped in layers, unseasonably heavy sweaters making her appear even smaller than usual, her skin pale and dark circles beneath her eyes a stark contrast to her usually sunny disposition. "Please come in, are you hurt?"

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