I see... Heh. It'll take some getting used to, then. Back home, it makes it damn dangerous to stay out in the open too long.

[That gets a laugh. It reminds him of the kids back home.]

Yeah, and it is, I guess. A fair few of my old friends ended up as riders, too. I'm fairly sure my friend there that you saw used to be my fire lizard, Agni. He used to be able to curl around my neck.