"Still, dragons are cool. I almost got eaten by a mechanical one, once," she relates, sounding not at all bothered by this fact.

Her expression dampens a little at the mention of the missing girl. "Yeah, it's a big mystery," Pepper agrees with a slight sigh. "But at least there's a ton of people looking. That'll help."

She's familiar with the statistics surrounding kidnappings, but if this is the Dreaming doing the snatching then her knowledge isn't as useful.

"Thanks for letting me interrupt, by the way," Pepper adds more quietly, amused. "I like the Ban Om, but they can be a little pushy when they get excited."