Now, I can't say that won't ever happen. But maybe... maybe think about this, yeah? That you might be worth it, to these people who choose to stand by you. Even if they get hurt.

[ he would like to say that it will never happen, that it's just something that he could choose not to do... but that's not how things go. and this? this is the truth of it. ]

And it's got nothing to do with you being a dragon, or any of that. Normal people hurt each other all the time. Say things they don't mean, or say things they do mean. Even just learning about something bad that's happened to someone you care about, that hurts too. But if we were all afraid of being hurt... we'd never be close to anyone, would we?