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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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[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?