"It would be... kind of a dream come true," he murmured. Ever since he was a young mage finding Dragons had been his drive. And now, to have the opportunity to live among them? He'd never even imagined being able to do that.
But he wasn't ready to settle down just yet, he thought. Not quite yet.

"I'm sure you will be," Gareth encouraged her. He squeezed her hand and waved with his other, indicating an imaginary and very large Dragon in front of them. "You'll be at least twice as big as your brother is now. As big as your mom plus a little!" He winked at her again, playfully: "and you'll fly me wherever I want, right?"

He listened to the end of her speech. It was a glowing review of Humans, incredibly rose-colored... and more than a little naive. It was the kind of positive estimation that Gareth didn't think almost anyone but she might have had. And he wasn't sure he shared it.
"I'm glad you think so highly of us," he murmured softly. Hearing her say it, it reassured the soft clench in his gut... but it made him worry for different reasons.
"And you...?" he asked in response to her final statement, not quite sure what he meant by pressing further, or what he wanted to hear.