Part 566: Nowi B

How's this? I'm not doing it too hard, am I?

No, that's just perfect. Mmm, I had no idea you were good at back massages.

When you're as old as I am, you pick up lots of stuff. Anyway, I'm still really sorry I hit you so hard with my tail. I didn't think you'd go flying like that!

A little to the left, please... Ahhhh,that's it. And don't worry. This isn't the first time a dragon smacked me.

You know what I think? I think you made up that story about fighting Minerva. You just said that so I wouldn't feel bad about playing with you.

Are you accusing me of spreading falsehoods, Nowi?

What? No! ...well, maybe a little bit. ...Okay, lift your head and turn.

Oooooh, that feels good... Oh, and see that burn scar on my shoulder? Minerva did that when I captured her.

Wow! you got hit by dragon fire and survived?!

The thing is, when I first met Minerva, she was very weak. After that first puff, her fire was barely enough to singe my hair. If she'd been fully healthy, our fight would've turned out very differently.

Hee hee. And after that first time, you grew to trust each other, huh? Gosh, you're so lucky to have a friend like Minerva, I'm super jealous!

She's a good girl to have around, that's for sure.