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[heavensdragon]

{He is fastidious about his appearance, brushing off imagined pieces of dust and grime with delicate hands. Runyu is not a tall man nor does he look particularly strong, yet jumping to conclusions about his abilities would be a mistake. Before you stands the Emperor of Heaven, though he earned the title through underhanded means.}

I am not practiced at welcome speeches. However I will do my best. {He clears his throat and stands with all the pride he can scrape together in this moment.} I am Runyu, son of Emperor Tai Wei and Princess Su Li. You need not fear me if you have done nothing wrong.

{His gaze sharpens as if he can detect wrongdoers through the device.}

Yet if you have committed this crime against me, I will not be merciful. You have removed the Emperor of Heaven from his duties and now hold him prisoner. Kidnap on this scale can only result in your death.

{Those are big words for someone who doesn't have an army to back him up, but Runyu is, perhaps understandably, mad. Furious, actually.}

Furthermore, if you have harmed my wife... {A chill climbs his spine. Soon, she could be his wife. He must return to her!} I will kill you myself.

{His hands curl into white fists as if he imagines snapping necks with his bare fingers. He could.}

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[heavensdragon]

{Runyu is, at heart, an introvert who likes to read and learn. The Doctor will find an avid listener to all of his stories.}

I may have to visit. {If he can help fellow dragons, it would be worth the journey. He has little connection to his own kind. Runyu and his father had a...strained...relationship. And said strain ended with his father's death. So Runyu is truly alone in Heaven.}

No. I had matters to see to nightly. The stars never cease their dance.

[twelfthsong]

Are you interested in dragons or are you lacking what Clara also calls danger sense?

[ The Doctor thinks it's worth asking. The intensity to which he tries to stop people's lack of self-preservation has dimmed in this form, he still tries to ensure that people don't just go walking off ill-prepared into a mountain range where dragons are rumoured to be. ]

Ah right, Emperor of Heaven and all.

[ Interestingly enough, instead of sounding mocking, there's a hint of a sliver of respect. ] What exactly entailed looking after stars? The ones in my world are generally self-reliant.

[ If they weren't, the Doctor has to imagine that he'd be a much busier man. ]

[heavensdragon]

I am a dragon. {Which should explain why he is interested in them.} My true form is that of a water dragon.

{There is that too. The Emperor of Heaven can visit all realms safely.}

Are they? {His lips curl.} I set the constellations nightly.

[twelfthsong]

Really? [ The question has less to do with it being a matter of validating the statement and more akin to him looking far more interested than he had before. ] Do all dragons abide by some sort of elemental alignment?

[ He gives a brief nod. ]

For the most part they're just gas and stardust. There might be some of them that are actually creatures but those seem few and between. [ There's a brief pause before a little humour slips into his tone. ] Do you ever just make fun shapes for the hell of it?