She watches him closely, intently. 'Infused with dragon blood'? That would certainly explain it and it is something she notes privately.

"Then it's something you see as a part of yourself as well," she says with no judgment in her voice. Then smiles as if to reinforce that point.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of. I've found that it's better to embrace our true selves here - both who we were before and who we can become."