"Yes I am a girl. What a rude question to ask. Just because I'm in my natural form doesn't mean you can be so rude."
"I apologize. I was more set on the fight than you in general. Now moving past that. You're the daughter of the dragon king?"
"Yes. My father is the king of dragons, and my brother is next in line for the throne. But I have to remain here, to avoid being used as a hostage."
"Wow, so those kinds of political schemes exist in this in the dragon race too? That is surprisingly normal. Cool. Well then Ryoko, since we've got the unpleasantness and introductions out of the way, do you want to be friends?"
"Friends? With a human? I was taught from a young age that us dragons are above humans."
"Hmm. Well I barely count as a human. Plus, technically, I have a dragon bloodline in me. I even can release a dragon's aura."
Saying this Vance released the aura. Feeling it, Ryoko was confused and realized that this was why he wanted her blood.
"Y-you absorbed my blood?"
"Well duh. Why else would I randomly pick a fight just for blood?"
"I was taught that humans kill dragons just to use our bodies as resources."
"Well resources are the last thing in the world that I lack. I don't need resources from anyone."
"If that is true... then we can be friends huma- Vance."
"Sounds good Ryoko. Now, going back to earlier, you said something about this being your natural form?"
"Yes, True Dragons are capable of changing form. Typically they just use their natural form and a human form in order to blend in with humans. But the reason why we can do that is basically just legends now."
"If I have the Royal Dragon bloodline like you, does that mean I can have a Dragon form too?"
"Possibly? It seems that you should know more about your situation than I."
"Also true. Hey Ryoko, since you have a brother that's next in line for the throne, why do you have the strongest bloodline power amongst the dragons?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, when I was looking for a dragon to get a bloodline from, I chose the most powerful that I could find amongst them. In other words, you seem to have the most powerful bloodline out of the dragons."
"I do? I've never noticed such a thing. I may have to ask father about this."
While Vance and Ryoko were chatting, from the distant shadows, a group of people approached the pair.