“Introductions, Cassie and Segwyn meet in the cosmic forest”

Cassie slowly reached up to touch the great dragon.  Seeing what she meant to do, he slowly closed the space and tilted his enormous head toward her. As her hand stroked down his chin, she was surprised how warm his textured skin was. The scales started to shimmer as a rumbling began to emanate from deep in his chest, which vibrated the air all around her.  At the edge of her mind, she became aware of an enormous but gentle presence. Politely, he waited for her to take notice of him. Bravely, she thought to him,” hello”. He studied her thoughtfully through a half-lidded eye. A deep but gentle voice that felt ancient like the stone in the mountains, only she could hear, spoke and introduced himself. “I am Segwyn”.  The happiness emanating from his thoughts washed through her mind like a tidal wave, and she replied more confidently this time.  “My name is Cassie, it is very nice to meet you Segwyn.” His mind felt like an old friend, someone she had known all her life, but she knew they were meeting for the first time.  How wonderful this day turned out to be she thought to herself.  She heard a quiet chuckle next to her, clearly he was agreeing with her.