Akassa backed away a bit further than she had already been. She didn't want to fight anyone but she also wouldn't let anyone just attack her. She tried to hide her fear of the snake but didn't think she was doing a good job of it. She really didn't like reptiles. When she noticed the snake begin to relax, she was surprised. She was even more surprised to see the snake turn into a girl.
She stared at the girl, surprised. She didn't realize that the snake was a girl. She then realized that she must have been a dragon because that was the only reptilian race that she knew. When the girl said that she was only curious, Akassa lowered a little but still stayed slightly afloat. "What were you curious about? Also, if I may ask, are you a dragon?" she asked softly. She realized that she was probably being nosy but she was very curious now that she noticed that the girl wasn't a threat.
Barkydle glared at the phoenix. Either he was playing stupid or he was ignoring the dead harpies. He backed up, removing his weapon from the bird's throat and pointing to his people. "The bodies. I don't suppose you know what happened to them? Did you have something to do with it Phoenix?" he asked. He was in no mood to waste time with small chat and he wanted answers now. If his patrols were being killed, he needed to know about it and why. He wondered how long the phoenix had been here.