I called her here, actually. [The dragon, Jing'er, is more at home exploring the waterways and lakes most of the time. The moment she needs her though, Jing'er is always there and returns Hijikata's curious look with a tilt of her small golden head, the tiny antlers catching the light from the store they were still in.]

And I'll be careful, I know my limits. After all, I can't have someone I've just met worrying about me, right? That's no way to start a friendship. [She thinks of an umbrella first, shaping the shield like one, sloping on all sides so the water will run off and that's what shimmers into existence just above the door. Raindrops bounce off the light as she takes her first step out to test it, only smiling back at him once she's sure that it isn't leaking.]

Well?