"What do you think you are doing?" Morrigan asked in an annoyed tone. "You keep zoning out and doing weird and unexplained things which endangers not only you but the rest of us as well." She narrowed her eyes at Maia.
"I wouldn't normally agree with Morrigan but she does have a point. You could have gotten yourself killed and what did that drake do to you?" Alistair asked, feeling very worried indeed.
Maia had been standing beside her drake, patting it's head for the good kill it had achieved. Her eyes were solid black and she was smiling gently at it.
"I'm not sure what had happened but I was drawn to Drako," she finally spoke after minutes of silence and her eye colour was slowly turning back to normal.
"Drako? Who is Drako, Maia?" Jowan asked as he moved cautiously towards them.
"Jowan! Come back! Don't act foolishly! She has lost her mind, that bmight could kill you!" Arianna called out and tried to run to him but was held back firmly by Cullen.
"it's okay. It's just Maia. I trust her," Jowan reassured her.
"He's Drako. He was born this cave and brought up by the crazy cultists. He knew that they were a band of crazy and bad people but he couldn't convince the rest of his kind. He had been trying to escape but they had been unsuccessful. His wish is to soar in the wide blue sky," Maia explained as she kept on petting him.
"And how do you know this?" Alistair asked as he made his way to the odd pair. If Jowan trusted Maia, he should trust her more.
"It's more like a vibe that he's giving me. It's hard to explain but it's similar to the darkspawn incident. But I know that we can trust him and he would very much want to aid us in our quest," Maia turned to her companions while her right hand still patting Drako who was now sprawled out beside her like a dog.
Leliana had been observing Drako decided to join Maia. She knelt in front of Drako and stared into his eyes. He looked up at her and nudged her gently but she fell backwards from his brute strength. She sat there shocked but was laughing her heart out.
"Aww, can we keep him? Maia is right, he will not hurt us," she patted him excitedly.
The rest watched in awe and they slowly gathered around Drako.
"Are you sure he won't turn around and bite our heads off like what he did to he other drake?" Wynne asked.
"I'm sure, I swear," Maia held her fingers up. "Pet him here, he likes it most when you scratch above his nostril," she encouraged them.
"He did take care of that other drake for us and having such a powerful ally is not a bad idea at all," Zevran rationalized.
"I agree. Let's bring Drako with us," Cullen cheered.
"You are crazy to trust that beast. He is wild and untamed. That girl could not control him. I do not agree on keeping him like a pet," Sten voiced his views.
"He is not a beast! And I am not crazy! I do not need to control him because he does not require any controlling. He's my friend!" Maia stood up to the tall Qunari who decided to ignore her.
"So, apart from darkspawns and dragons, could you talk to cows, nugs and mabari?" Alistair stood behind her, rubbing her arms to calm her down.
"Yes, ask Hond if Alistair smell exactly like him?" Morrigan smirked as she pets Drako.
Maia laughed and shook her head, "No, I don't believe I could speak to any of those animals and if I could talk to Hond, he would say that Alistair smells wonderful," she looked lovingly into his eyes.
"Both of you disgust me, get a room," Morrigan rolled her eyes.
"Would you like some pointers, dear Alistair? I could turn you into a wild beast! A-ha," Zevran winked.
Alistair ignored the cheeky elf and walked away.
"I won't need any pointers to keep Maia satisfied," Jowan mumbled to himself.
"Okay, enough joking around, I have decided to bring Drako along. I trust Maia and so should the rest of you. Let's move along, we have wasted more than enough time," Sarine ordered.