Dragons are real, I- [Right. Different places. How exactly did he manage to forget that when she's blue?] I mean, they're real where I'm from.
[But he sees her point. A dragon would draw lots of attention in Thedas too and everyone knows they exist.]
What? No, I wasn't planning anything with a dragon! Dragons are terrible. I was just- I don't really want a dragon.
[The ones he'd had the displeasure of meeting he'd rather not have. There was no need to repeat the experience. Really none.]
So there's no one else who can do what you do? Does that mean you taught yourself how to change your shape?
[Mages needed to be taught their magic so he's assuming Mystique would have required the same. But if no one else can do what she does then she must have figured it all out on her own somehow. Which would be no mean feat if it's anything like magic.]
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[But he sees her point. A dragon would draw lots of attention in Thedas too and everyone knows they exist.]
What? No, I wasn't planning anything with a dragon! Dragons are terrible. I was just- I don't really want a dragon.
[The ones he'd had the displeasure of meeting he'd rather not have. There was no need to repeat the experience. Really none.]
So there's no one else who can do what you do? Does that mean you taught yourself how to change your shape?
[Mages needed to be taught their magic so he's assuming Mystique would have required the same. But if no one else can do what she does then she must have figured it all out on her own somehow. Which would be no mean feat if it's anything like magic.]