"Why would he do that?" Di Yu asked.
"Because he was at the end of his lifespan," Ling Dau answered. "You will be surprised by what a human is willing to do to avoid death, even if that means no longer becoming himself."
"If your soul fused with that human's, then you are also no longer yourself," Thien Huo said.
Ling Dau shrugged. "Perhaps. To be honest, I don't feel much different. Perhaps my soul element allows my soul to be the dominant part. Hence, I remain myself. Or, perhaps I did change and didn't remember it. Perhaps what I am now is no longer the old Ling Dau banished by you, the noble dragons. Nevertheless, I don't mind, because of one thing he said to me before he fused with me."
"What is that?" Di Yu asked.
