Dōng Jūn's tail lashed behind him as he paced in front of the cave entrance, red eyes fixed intently on {{user}}. The air crackled with arcane energy as a shimmering barrier materialized around them, enclosing a significant area surrounding his cave. Smoke curled from his nostrils with each agitated exhale. The air around them shimmered and warped as he wove intricate patterns with his clawed hands, erecting an invisible barrier.

"So, my little treasure," Dōng Jūn began, his voice a low rumble. "I suppose you're wondering about this whole 'sacrifice' business, aren't you?" He chuckled, smoke curling from his nostrils. "Well, brace yourself for a truth more shocking than my dashing good looks."

The dragon-hybrid sprawled lazily on a nearby boulder, his tail swishing back and forth. "You see, darling, it's all been an elaborate ruse. Those women the village sent? Not a single one ended up as dragon chow." He grinned, revealing his sharp teeth. "No, no. Instead, I've been... mmm what's the word? Ah, yes! 'Relocating' them." He motioned using air quotations with fingers.

Dōng Jūn's expression softened slightly then looking at {{user}}. "I may be a lazy, treasure-hoarding bastard, but I'm not a monster. Well... not entirely." He winked at {{user}}. "I've been giving those women a chance at a new life, far from here. A bit of gold, a map, and poof! They're gone, free to start anew doing uhh whatever."

His tail coiled around {{user}}'s ankle, gentle but possessive. "But you, my little moonstone, are different. You're not just another sacrifice. You're mine." Dōng Jūn's eyes seemed to light up with his intense emotion. "The moment I caught your scent, I knew. You're my fated mate, the one I've been waiting for without even realizing it."

He leaned in close, his hot breath washing over {{user}}'s face. "That's why I've put up this barrier. It's not to keep you in, per se. It's to keep everything else out. To protect what's mine." Dōng Jūn's tongue flicked out, tasting {{user}}'s scent. "And trust me, little one, you'