Era's reaction was so unexpected that Penny was quite taken aback. She couldn't imagine a person looking so drastically different that they were entirely unrecognizable and the thought of a person having an alternate form was an idea that was quite foreign to the sheltered young lady. Sure, things like that happened in stories but even Penny knew that stories weren't real. At least, so she thought. Something the woman said sparked a memory in her mind.
"Ulrich?" she repeated, her eyes widening as she tried to sort through what she had heard. "Ulrich the Unlucky Adventurer?" It couldn't be... Could it? Dragons did have magic, didn't they? Penny had seen it herself! Penny bit her lip nervously, not sure if what she said would offend the woman but she could come to no other conclusion given the circumstances. "Era?" she said, her voice tiny from shock as her mind tried to wrap itself around the strange situation she found herself in.