"And what are the characteristics of the aether?"

"It's magic that is yet unshaped. It can come into the realms itself and take a form, such as aether-gold, but outside of them it is-- formless."

"Then I will venture to say that the Realm I come from, if it is a Realm at all, is unknown to you. Draenor is not my homeworld, but exists in the same space, and if one were able to stand the empty darkness between stars, one might fly from one to the other without need for the portal that allowed me passage. And these are not the only two worlds one might find by searching the Twisting Nether."

"...that does raise questions about how you got here."

She snorts. "Quite. It was almost certainly not intentional on my end, and I assume by the paucity of reception that it was not planned here."

"I wouldn't say it's impossible that someone planned it-- just not anyone that we know."

"And do you know many people?"

"We know some. In high places, even. Just not the sorts that would summon a dragon."

"For what purposes would a dragon be summoned?"

"To attack people. That's traditional."

"How arrogant."

She shrugs. "It works often enough. Though they usually inform the dragons."

"Where I come from, mortals do not deal so casually with dragons."

"I wouldn't call it casual. Though wizards rarely have enough self preservation, especially the ones that like to summon things."

"Regardless." It also speaks to a lack of self-respect on the part of the dragons involved, though of course she is not going to bring that up here. "Where might one find a dragon, without summoning?"

She scratches her head. "Around? They're fairly spread out. A fair few work with the aelves, but good luck finding them."

"Mmm." Her thoughtful noise is a low rumble, deep in the chest. "And what of the other races?"

"Hmm. Duardin don't seem to much care about them, neither do the sylvaneth--"

"Some humans are allied with dracoths," Owain butts in.

Zana frowns. "I don't think dracoths count. Chaos and the flesh eaters work with a few-- but you wouldn't want to meet them."

"What is a dracoth?"

"They're similar to dragons, though somewhat smaller and more... celestial. They're mostly found in Azyr."

"And duardin? Sylvaneth?"

"Duardin are Grungni and Grimnir's people; stocky and hardy smiths and warriors. The sylvaneth are Alarielle's; 'forest spirits' is the best way to describe them."

"I would like to see a map. And possibly a library."

"Shu'gohl has a library. Might be tricky to get you in there, but they have one."

"The wings are optional." There is a confused blur of something that is almost motion-