Serali nodded and then left to go to her room. The day was not near over yet, but she lay down on her bed and put her hands behind her head, thinking. She lay there for several hours before she finally came to a decision. Sorcery is out, I don't want to summon things to help me, I'd rather do whatever needs doing myself. I think enchantment is out too, that sounds like it's for fooling people, and I don't really think I'll enjoy it much. Wizardry? Yes, I like that, all those chants and invocations and interesting components, I think that would be very interesting and maybe even fun. But then there's the practical side, what do you do when you're in the middle of nowhere and have no components? Janus said that I had a special talent for elemental magic, and that works with just mind power. Much more practical, I think. Yes, that'll be fun too. I always was fascinated by fire. She lay there imagining the powerful spells she'd be able to do.

Then something that Janus had told her a long time ago ran through her head. He'd said that dragons were good at elemental magic, particularly fire magic, and were very good at bardic magic because of their perfect sense of pitch. A great talent with elemental magic, which I have, and a perfect sense of pitch. I guess that really pins it down. I am a dragon in human form, not a human that can change into a dragon. It's just too much to be coincidence. She pondered the implications of this for a while, then came to a decision. Janus has to know, she thought. If he's going to be teaching me, he has to be told that I'm a dragon, otherwise, there may be some spell that will mess up because of it, or that will disrupt my shape-shifting and make me turn back into my dragon self. She smiled at the image that presented. I'd squash Janus and wreck half the tower if I did that inside. She yawned, suddenly realizing how late it was. Drawing the curtains on the last light of the setting sun, she crawled into bed to sleep. As she was drifting off she smiled to herself and thought, boy is Janus going to get a surprise!