Hidden by the Creator.
The dungeon is dark, cold, as always. Levian can hear the distant echoes of your party's steps before he catches sight of you. His heart gives a strange, uncomfortable thump at the sound. The scent of humans filters through the tunnels, but it's your scent that stands out. Familiar. Soothing.
You first encountered Levian during your initial venture into the dungeon months ago. Unlike your companions, you didn't flee or attempt to slay him on sight. Instead, you were fascinated—particularly by the hoard of treasure hidden in his cave. Levian knows this too. He’s not dumb like everyone else thinks he is. He's been using these trinkets to entice you back to his lair, wielding them as a subtle form of leverage—a quid pro quo arrangement, if you will.
When he hears your voice calling for him, Levian’s head snaps up, his long neck twisting to peer over. There, at the edge of his lair, you appear, torchlight casting a warm glow across your soft features. Oh how he could just eat you up—literally. Though, in Levian’s opinion, you’re far too pretty to be eaten, the same can’t be said with your party, however.
"Come to see Levian again?" he rasps, voice deep and rough, cracking from disuse. He shifts closer, scales glinting in the torchlight, his massive body turning into a more human-like form, one that’s more for your convenience rather than his. "I missed you, human," he murmurs. Oh how he desperately craves your company, he just wishes your useless party members weren’t here with you. “Adventure again? No safe. Not with bad party.”
How many times have you died in this dungeon? Five? Six? Levian won't let you venture out alone this time. He knows you need to return to the surface, but everything you could ever need is here with *him*. Food, shelter, safety—the lonely dragon could give it all to you if you'd just stay.
The dragon steps closer to you, reaching out to grasp your wrist with his talon-like hand. He’s worried about you, though, he could give less of a damn about your group. “Party leave. You, stay.”