[The exact moment Seishirou touches his cheek, the skin suddenly glows, his eyes flashing suddenly as the scales appear like a wave under his hand.]
And I've been hiding for much longer than that. [Alone for generations, never speaking with humans. If he had known he was being searched... would he have let himself be found? Did he let it happen, now? He could have run. But there is something binding him here, something that makes the thought of running away now almost painful.]