The dragon cut off my train of thought. After her mind became confused, Rosalita became a danger to herself — and to those she once helped, it continued. Its crest had flattened, and its telepathic "voice" had lost the angry, hissing edge. Those of us on the revolutionary council decided that she should leave Aztlan . And now her kinsman returns in her stead . I owed the human Rosalita a debt of healing, and so I have saved your life, and that of your companion . The debt is paid .