Upon hearing his new name, the snow dragon raised his fluffy chin and offered Aideen a rather excited look, his big round eyes sparkling like two gems under the generous rays of the sun. Ahspid stretched his lips into a wide smile and said,
"It looks like he really likes his new name. I think it suits him."
Aideen looked at the happy face of the small creature wrapped in a red scarf and smiled too. If before, this entire situation still remained somewhat surreal and refused to be accepted by both her heart and head, now, she felt a strange yet intimate connection with the dragon and finally saw the reality of things.
At last, she was a weak and powerless princess no more.
Now, she had the powers unknown to others. Now, she had the powers that no one would be able to take away from her.
