A formerly human dragon who shapeshifts back into a human form to go into town incognito- but she does so on her own terms.
No longer does she appear as the sad "young man" the villagers once knew, but as an warmly beautiful lady, keeping her tail and her horns and those peircing golden eyes.
She could hide them away totally, if necessary, but she chooses instead to conceal them under a cloak. Knowing the truth has brought her so much joy; and she will never deny it again.
She visits old friends; those few she trusts. Tells them the truth. They tell her she's beautiful, beloved. A few of them, she suspects, harbor their own hidden forms - and hopefully, her presence will help them find themselves.
For she is a dragon, without and within. And no longer will she deny her beauty to herself, nor to those she loves.
