He walks. "Walking the Earth," people have called it in the past. Whatever. There's always something refreshing about walking, feet to the ground. He could fly, but instead he keeps his wings tucked to his sides. He needs contact right now. And the dragon form is better for fighting off the worms when they come.

He's out on the wastes, heading to the nearest carbon plant controlled by Hypatia to see what he can find there. Maybe kill some drones, try to take the plant for the resistance.

Whatever.

When he sees a figure moving across the surface, tiny, human mostly, he assumes it's just another drone, probably coming from the carbon plant. But when he gets closer, he sees the wings and tail, the organic parts, the cybernetics.

Ah. The resistance had said he'd survived.