Charlotte: Fated to the White Dragon
He says it calmly and carelessly, like that's supposed to settle everything.
But it doesn’t. And I’m not even worried about the damned Adraklin House; I’m worried about this idiot sitting beside me!
“Well, let’s pretend I’m not worried then.” I lean back again, not ready to argue. “Been meanin’ to ask something else. These Dreils we speak of, they’re human, right? Like, Willies?”
Mr. Black glances at Damon again, that little sideways flick that’s starting to grate on me. Then he answers slowly, like he's careful of what escapes his mouth. “Dreils are... Dreils. Not ‘Willies’. That word is… degrading.”