[Night Shift]

Hoshiko chuckles

Other than increasing the chances of a misguided heroic do-gooder charging in to slay the dragon who has beguiled the sacred temple? The bigger problem is that you have all of your cards on the table, as it were. Someone dealing with you knows what they are dealing with - changing from dragon to Vulpan would accomplish very little. We have made our way in the universe by our wits: by outwitting, outsmarting, or otherwise circumventing obstacles far more than using force. The native gifts of our people are illusion, charms, empathy and emotional manipulations. And even then, subtelty is often the difference between easy success and awkward escalations. For instance

She shimmers and there is a somewhat plain young woman there in her place, modestly dressed. Stephen will feel though not really be affected overmuch by an aura she projects which seeks to cause it to be very difficult indeed to pay any attention to her at all.

So much better than invisibility if dealing with other people. A little shapeshifting, a little suggestion, a bit of an aura of apathy and suddenly you are better than invisible - you are unmemorable! True-seeing won't help a bit and even if an onlooker is warded from the charm effects what's yet another peasant girl going about her dreary peasant business?

A tiny ripple, and the princess is there once more

You, however, are very ... obvious ... right now. I approve of the increase in confidence you have shown lately, but there is much more for you to learn.