[He asks himself the same question all the time. But Larry was the sort of childhood friend he couldn't quite get rid of no matter how much the man annoyed him at times.]

Are there actual dragons back in your homeland as well? They are mythical in where I come from...

[He gave a short chuckle at the last statement and took another sip of his drink.]

I certainly know the feeling. I was so busy back home, I'm afraid I don't know what to do with myself half the time anymore.