Oh, Indiana! The Beast of Busco, the Meshekenabek, Mud Mermaids -- I believe you also have a thriving community of Pukwudgies? The midwest has a fantastic extra-human ecosystem that I unfortunately have had precious little time to do any practical research into.

Though I'm curious -- when you say a dragon, do you mean a full flesh-and-blood drake or a spiritual imprint? I only ask because I've heard of spirits bound to treasured objects like swords and mirrors, but never an object with the ability to summon a living creature.

[He considers, one hand tucked up under his chin.]

Unless it was some variety of very specific, very complicated teleportation spell.