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Um, all of them, Maia answered, a little caught off guard by the question but honest.  She liked the happy ones, but the sad ones tended to make her feel more, and sometimes that was even better.  It just depended on the day.

Cadeau didn't seem to be in a hurry to rush off, so it seemed she would be giving a story after all!  It wasn't a long one, though it might be a little bit more than the one she'd told.  Probably because it had an ending.  Okay!  She smiled and took a breath to prepare, but didn't answer the question.  The story would do that for her, of course!  She couldn't spoil the ending before she even started. Well, once upon a time there was a giant dragon that lived in a biiig, old forest.  He was the guardian of the trees, and when he breathed out, mist would completely cover the entire place.  He was super big and super strong, but he was best known for his scales, which shone like golden fire in the sunlight.  She took on that same, faraway look she usually got when she told stories, though maybe moreso now.  She'd never told this story herself.  Last time she heard it, it had been Osprey telling the tale.

Some dragons are mean and steal from other creatures.  This dragon, though, was super wise, and the trees were the only thing he wanted.  As long as they grew big and tall, he was happy, and the anyone living in the forest was welcome to so long as they followed his rules.  Everyone was happy until a new stranger entered the woods.  Here she came back to herself a bit, and a touch of amused suspense entered her tone as she said this last part.  Hopefully Cadeau was enjoying the story so far.... she contemplated asking a question, but figured if the girl hadn't even known what a dragon was, probably best to just tell this story and build participation in next time.