There were a number of things that Cole was expecting, but a dragon was not one of them, much less a fellow aspirant. Cole could feel it, just as easily as he could tell an aspirant from a denizen, this dragon was an aspirant. But weirdly enough it still gave off vibes of a denizen, it was all very confusing for Cole to say the least.
"You don't have to look so shocked human Aspirant, yours is not the first universe to get integrated into the system. So it should stand to reason that before you there has been other aspirants and after you perhaps there will be more. But we can discuss the nuances of the stem much later, I felt you the moment you stepped foot onto my island.
