"He did do them to get to me - or at least while he was waiting for me to appear. He kidnapped nearly the whole village, took them away... and tortured them for information while he waited." His voice was as flat as he could make it, trying to keep himself calm. "I didn't grow up amongst them, but they were trying to protect me - they were innocent..."

In, out. In, out. Breathe. "He fought me with a construct that was... overwhelming. It nearly killed my entire group in an instant, and the sight of seeing all of them so destroyed it... something inside of me broke. I... I gained a new dragon form but... I can't control it. And every time I get angry it's... difficult to keep from turning into it..."