"Those titles sound rather impressive, don't they?"
Gerald couldn't help smiling.
"A little."
Macaco nodded with obvious satisfaction before his gaze slowly wandered across our group.
Unlike before, he wasn't simply looking at us.
He was examining us.
His amber eyes lingered upon every individual for only a second, yet somehow it felt as though he had read an entire biography in that brief glance.
"Oh..."
His eyebrows lifted.
"Dragons."
He looked toward Kaelra and her daughters.
"Three of you. Wonderful. I always enjoyed your people. Loud... occasionally destructive... but wonderfully straightforward."
Kaelra folded her arms with a grin.
"I'll take that as a compliment."
His attention shifted almost immediately.
"Nagas."
He gave the Naga Queen a polite nod.
"Still carrying yourselves with the same elegance as always."
Before she could respond, his eyes moved again.
"Griffons..."
"Demons..."
"Essari..."
"Oh!"
His expression brightened further.
"A Noctari!"
