Chapter 62: The first cleansing
"So you share similar traits? What kind?" Cass asked and Draken’s face flushed. The sharp angles of his face dulled, and it appeared the more they talked, the more Draken became...human.
Draken moved one of his hands away from Cass’ back to cover his mouth, his face flushing further as he looked around the carriage. Cass kind of liked how nervous and awkward he was behaving. It gave him something to distract himself from the awful experience he’d just gone through.
"W-Well, I think we should save that kind of conversation for a different time, Cassian. I-If we get closer, I’ll tell you then, alright?" Boring. That was a boring response. Cass wanted to know now. He did enjoy how Draken squirmed though.
Cass leaned in, staring up at Draken intently.
"Why can’t I know now?" He asked and Draken groaned.
"Because of reasons, Cassian. It’s not...lots of people run away when they hear about some of the traits I have. There is a reason I don’t just tell people outright." Draken mumbled. "And humans look at me differently when I tell them the truth. They get all...worshipy." Draken didn’t sound happy about that and Cass started laughing.
He leaned back, taking in Draken’s dark and worried expression and smiled at him. "Do you think I’m the kind of person, of human, that would get like that, Draken?" Cass asked, and Draken surprised him when he didn’t answer immediately.
"I...don’t know. Mages are...different. Some are normal, and react the same way as most humans. Others are...chill, and some...some are worse than the humans." Draken shuddered. "They get excited by the level of depth of my magic. Some of the female ones are the worst. They wanted to be my mate. I would never mate with someone who views me as an object to study." He sounded so sure, and Cass was sure that there were several stories there.
He could help but laugh, his stomach hurting as he turned his gaze back towards Draken.
"What would you do if I found out, since we’re bonded, and I turned into one of those crazy fanatics?" Cass teased and Draken narrowed his eyes.
"Well, I’ve been around you long enough to know that you wouldn’t even be impressed by my magic pool. Yours, despite your current condition, is almost as big as mine. It’s unheard of in a mere mortal, but I suspect there is more to you than meets the eye. Especially with your Mom being part fairy. They also have large mana pools, but I took years to grow mine. Most humans are born with their mana pools." Draken hesitated, before he shook his head. Cass, slightly curious about what he was going to say, wanted to ask. But something told him that Draken wouldn’t answer him.