Alicia nodded at Ryuuko's explination. She couldn't help it but a snort laugh escaped when she called Ashton a 'fat dragon'. "I'm sure he wouldn't see it that way." she replied.
"Chess is alot of fun, isn't it? Great strategy game, we always welcome new people. You get a good mixture too, you get students who are new to the game and people who are very good and pretty much anywhere in between, so there is always someone near your skill level to play." Alicia explained. She noticed the pensive look on her face.
"If you prefer, I can ask Mr. C and Mr. Heartly?" Alicia offered. She didn't want to step on Mr. Heartly's toes or anything but she thought it would be good for Ryuuko to have something to do and socialize more.
"I would agree there. He accepted a wonderful gift and didn't make good use of it." Alicia agreed. "Well, I don't know that there are good reasons to hunt dragons, do you? I mean if one is terrorizing your village and there is no other way to stop them, maybe. But still." She mused.