Reincarnated as an Orphaned Dragon!

Chapter 32 - "Another Home"

Azura wasn't so fond of flying too high and seems to be shocked after arriving home. I'm not quite sure if she was expecting somewhere else...?
Everyone else was happy at her return as well, happy enough to forget me for a while. Being forgotten is fine, if they forget me then they can't fear me.

I just hoped this would be enough to show them I'm not some big evil monster.
Shiba seemed to already know that even though no one else has said anything yet. That's about to change since an older Lupri is approaching.
Well, one of those Ralei guys called them Lupri at least.

"I suppose it's okay to let you stay, if just for the sake of these two pups wishes. But definitely not looking like that!" The older Lupri exclaims.

"What am I supposed to do then? I can't really change how I look."
I can't use my transformation with this scar until I can heal it, and the magic in this place seems like it would interfere anyway.

"I know someone with the perfect magic for this, you'll need to have him maintain it on you while you stay here. We can't have you being so big that all the children are too scared to come out. Follow me." The old Lupri says.

"Oh. I guess that makes sense." I mumble.

I follow along until I'm brought up to a shabby hut with a lot of miniature sculptures and objects laying around.
There are also some oversized wood statues that look like they were hand carved by a giant.

"Come on out, Lansel. We need your help with something." The older Lupri calls.

"What is it? And- Why have you brought that dragon with you? Don't tell me you expect me to-?" The raggedy figure replies.

"Yes, please try to make the dragon a reasonable size."

Without much further conversation, I'm suddenly enveloped in a dark layer of magic that blocks out my vision for a few moments.
It's a little scary, but when I open my eyes again, everything is so much bigger!
Or maybe it's more accurate to say that I've gotten smaller?

When I look down I can instantly recognize that I've been shrunk down to the size of a baby dragon again. The best part is that there isn't even any kind of cramped feeling to it like there is when I'm using a transformation spell.

I bounced around happily until it suddenly hit me what the biggest drawback was going to be...
I don't even need to see my reflection to know how cute I look now, and it's already taking its toll.

"Oh! You're so cute! Is it okay to call you that? It's a good thing isn't it?" Shiba squeals like he's dying while looking at me.

"I'm not!" I complain.

With this, at least the adults aren't hiding from me anymore.
The beast-like appearances take some getting used to, but I'm starting to get a familiar feeling from this place...

Everything was finally calm, and as if it was jinxed, a small Lupri boy comes running out from one of the homes carrying a strange mushy substance.
He zooms right for me and then bounces around right in front of me, and apparently he didn't have the same idea of a dragon the rest seemed to have.

"Wow! The dragons from the book are real!" He rings obnoxiously while staring at me with blank wonder filled eyes.
I look around for someone to save me, but no one seems to care.

I start inching away and he makes sure to pull me back.
No one is helping! Someone save me!
It's useless... I can't use violence on some little boy.

"Yummy, doesn't the baby want food?" The boy keeps annoying me and trying to get my attention onto the mush he's holding.
It smells very unappetizing and I don't want it. But who the hell are you calling a baby?!