“Oh, I only fetch heads by request.” Felix manages a chuckle at the joke, but it’s only when Jim looks up at him – when he’s sure, he’s very sure of that reaction - that he finds himself smiling delightedly, warming to the captain’s praise.

“Consider it a promise,” he says softly. “After all, I’ve yet to show you the real thing. I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of curios before, but I thought- something from my world seemed fitting. Dragons are important to my people. At least as symbols." You'd never guess: they only stamp them on all their banners and coins and documentation.