As this all goes on, a shadowy presence will arrive a the entrance to the castle, behind the backs of the other two fae. Slowly, a rolling cloud of black ash will glide across the snow, leaving marks of soot and burned things as it travels.

Until, that is, the moment where it rises up behind Ignatius into the giant silhouette of a dragon - that immediately latches its jaw around his shoulder, digging in vicious fangs and exhaling smoke.

"I CAN DO THAT TOO, IDIOT!" the beast snarls as she bites down hard. Except not The Beast, exactly. She left that title behind a long time ago.