"Now that we've established... a mutually supportive relationship, I think I can safely get some sleep and let that soul you've been longing for keep you company."
Watching Eve stretch, the dress woven from flowing water leaving her snow-white underarms uncovered, Tang Qi asked in surprise:
"You're going to sleep? How long will that take?"
Eve snorted. "Does that matter so much to you? You probably wish I'd sleep forever, don't you?"
Tang Qi hastily shook his head as though pledging his loyalty:
"Of course not. You know, raising Yiwu is only my job. Devoting myself to you is my life."
"Finally remembered that silver tongue you poets have?"
How could Eve miss his teasing tone? She secretly rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry. My long slumber has left me unaccustomed to my body, and I still need time to recover mentally. But that doesn't mean I can't sense what's happening outside. So you'd better watch yourself and not let me hear any nonsense while I'm dozing."
That wasn't a lie.
She now had the body of a True Dragon.
She could maintain a human form only because of her innate [Transformation Spell], but with her mental power still short of a full recovery, the concentration required to sustain the spell already left her tired. Returning to her Giant Dragon body took less effort.
"Honestly, I'm the most respectable person there is. My Guide to Other Races contains nothing but discussions of natural and cultural subjects such as tides, hellfire, Butterbeer, and the Orchard. It's so refined there isn't a single dirty joke."
Tang Qi answered with righteous conviction,
"So all you're likely to hear is my respect for you."
Eve didn't believe a word. "You'd better mean that."
Then she fished a ring out of the sweet spring water in