Der sighed and nodded, then realized that Jex would be utterly confused by January's last statement.
"Alright, Jex. I told you I would answer your questions, so here it is. I am a Mystic Wolf, the only one of my kind in this realm known as Ayenee. The realm I came from is the Myst Realm. I was once one of four guardians assigned to that realm. It is a place of utter chaos. Nothing from the outside can stay in tact for long, and should anything get out, it would create havoc everywhere it went. Our job was to keep outsiders out, and insiders in.
One day during my watch, an interplanar spell was cast that ripped me from my homeworld and took me here," Der realized he was now going to be telling part of a tale not even January had heard. "I was bound as a familiar to a newly recruited vampire. But there is a twist. That vampire was not human by nature, though he had a human form. It was a dragon who married the queen of a vampire clan. Because he was a dragon, instead of being forced to follow along as any other familiar would, my body became an alternate form for the vampiric dragon to shift into. His mind took over mine."
Der looked at January and sent a quick mental message before he continued. -I tried to tell you this before, but "I used to be part of a dragon." doesn't usually come up in normal conversation.-
"Eventually, the dragon used the energy that bound me to him to save the life of his queen, and I was freed. But it was discovered that along with me being pulled from the Myst Realm, a large amount of magic had been taken, as well. When I separated from the dragon, the magic that came with me did, as well. The magic and I were both thrown to this forest. It immediately took hold and tried to create a world of it's own, but because I was here, it could not do so. That magic is what spawned those creatures, and my presence is the only thing that holds it at bay, which is why it began creating when I left, and why I am forced to remain here."
Der nuzzled January's hand for a moment as he pondered her suggestion. "But there may be a way I can leave, if only for a short time, to see what I can do to help you. The alicorn that brought you here, when it picked you up, was there a dragon or a man wearing armor with only a gauntlet on his right hand and a glowing white sword anywhere closeby?"