Is that one of the dragons that Kaylin drank with? I mean, I suspect it isn’t, particularly with THAT name. RUINdar is a name that’s unlikely to have been given to a Dragon Character who could have been easily befriended. More likely it’s given to a Draconic Raid Boss, or something even beyond that (because Dragon).

We did indeed know a dragon would be involved from the chapter cover 🙂 “Night Dragon” is an interesting title though, potential association with Lyrestra of the Moon? The name is clearly one that everyone in the room other than Nyna is probably supposed to recognize, and I suspect we’ll get more of a lore drop on the next page! So, a plot- or lore-important dragon!

However, it sounds like Yunn and Elzy are “game-aware” enough to know what raid bosses are from past-Kaylin’s speech; and further to know that this dragon ISN’T one. That doesn’t mean the dragon is LESS powerful than a raid boss – it can actually mean they are MORE powerful. In some tabletop rules, leaving a NPC’s stats undefined means they’re basically invincible. In other open world games, “plot” or otherwise “Dont attack these characters I am SERIOUS” NPCs are given absurd stats to resist random player attacks with overwhelming force. We already know Ellisia won’t allow anyone else to be status-effect Invincible, but that doesn’t mean this dragon can’t be all-but-unkillable in practice.

Not that this NEEDS to end in combat, of course. Kaylin’s far more aware of NPC lives than her prior self, and her Silver Tongue skill may be especially helpful here. But depending on implementation this could qualify as more dangerous than the tank-king NPC, and Kaylin’s just had her first brush with “death” and is all too keenly aware of the counter she now has on respawns.

Nyna’s next line:
“Uncle Rui? I haven’t seen him in forever!”