[He nods, taking that near enough at face value. What catches his attention about it is the implication, of course, that what comes through the portals has remained.]

Then the dragon is still here? And yes... I'd encountered an abridged history of the war and its chief players, though strangely the text didn't refer to it as the Dance of the Dragons. It was more generic and cold... just Aegon's War.

If you're interested in honing your Paleblood abilities, I'm sure you've been to the Pale Sanctuary at least a few times.