Not really a city...but...DIAGON ALLEY!

Heru just continued to drink his firewhiskey, and waiting for the two girls to figure it out.

Natalie sipped her firewhiskey also....to give her hands something to do.

Holly felt herself grinning at the awkward silence.
"Are you gonna tell us why so glum now?" she asked Heru, "Im slow, I wont figure anythin' out."
She nodded sincerely.

"And quite honestly...I can only guess that you may be half man....half dragon..." sighed Natalie.

"you are right on there" Heru said, feeling a little akward now that it was out.

"Ah....well....that is....quite rare...only one know case....is that you?" Natalie asked in amazement.

Holly looked at Heru thoughtfully.
"Dragon?" she repeated, "Half dragon...... Do you like bein' half dragon?"

"well no, because of that i can´t live with humans more than one month a year" He said, with a very dark and sad voice.

Natalie drink some more firewhiskey, looking at Heru with interest.

Holly bit her lip.
"Im sorry." she said, "Must suck..."

"yeah but you get used to it" he said while he took another sip of his drink.

"Indeed..." she Natalie again.

Holly nodded slowly.
"Well I think you're brave." she remarked, and turned her attention to a fly on the roof.

"well do i have a choice." Heru said, while he sighed.

"As do I..." sighed Natalie, "it takes alot of courage to make friends...and then have to leave them..."

"Yeah its hard, thats why i have avoided human contact the last 10 years" Heru said, while he emptyed his glass of firewhiskey.

"Avoided?" Holly asked, surprised.

"yes avoided" Heru said.

Natalie looked shocked.

"Distacting from humans can be dangerous too you know..." she said.

"Poor you..." Holly said sympathetically.

Natalie nodded in agreement again.

"yeah i know, but it isn´t to hard when your working all day and night" Heru said, while he filled the glass with magical water.

"What do you work as?" Holly asked, suddenly interested.

Natalie looked interested.

"i am a researcher" Heru answered, while he took a sip of the water i just filled the glass with