She beamed at the laughter! At least SOMEONE appreciated it!
"No! I named him!! And Stacey, his mate! He couldn't remember his parents anymore since he was very very old, but then he got shrunk, and became very very young, and couldn't remember his life from when he was older. Because Hugo splashed him with youth potion," a nod. "And anyway, I'm not sure his parents stayed with him. Dragons don't do that very often, but I think Stanley and Stacey might when they're older enough. Because he's special." Literally just through Ivy's love, which Stanley would then be able to express to a dragon baby of his own, when he stopped being a dragon baby himself, which Ivy hoped wouldn't be TOO soon.
A head tilt. Right! Mundanes had two names, like Stanley Steamer, of course. "Why was the whale angry?" Whales were also mundane creatures. "Your world... did it have magic too? You were born with wings, right?" So confusing.
"The cans do dance the can-can, but they have to be careful not to get cocooned by can-coons. So they avoid the beaches and beech trees."
this time I just made shit up because if it's not in Xanth yet, I'm sure someone will suggest it...
"No! I named him!! And Stacey, his mate! He couldn't remember his parents anymore since he was very very old, but then he got shrunk, and became very very young, and couldn't remember his life from when he was older. Because Hugo splashed him with youth potion," a nod. "And anyway, I'm not sure his parents stayed with him. Dragons don't do that very often, but I think Stanley and Stacey might when they're older enough. Because he's special." Literally just through Ivy's love, which Stanley would then be able to express to a dragon baby of his own, when he stopped being a dragon baby himself, which Ivy hoped wouldn't be TOO soon.
A head tilt. Right! Mundanes had two names, like Stanley Steamer, of course. "Why was the whale angry?" Whales were also mundane creatures. "Your world... did it have magic too? You were born with wings, right?" So confusing.
"The cans do dance the can-can, but they have to be careful not to get cocooned by can-coons. So they avoid the beaches and beech trees."