Finding Love Among Mythical Creatures: Scout's Quest

Scout lay on the cave floor with Tazzy nuzzled up next to her, wondering how her life would play out from this point on. There were no male Keepers only female, thus mating would be a tricky tribulation.
Half the time she couldn’t tell one mythological creature from another; consequently, the majority of the creatures had a human side. Which made life easier when fitting into the human world; nonetheless, it made it difficult for newcomers to identify them. She had met the other Dragon Keeper’s mates, and through conversations with the mated pairs, she discovered that they mate for life. Consequently, this new life did not come with instructions.
Desperate, not to spend her existence alone, Scout wanted to understand the mate bond between
Maybe had she been paying attention instead of worrying over the loss of her family, with her tummy doing flips over being homesick she might have understood more. Scout did understand the history of Belkovskiy Island and Tiksi Russia. Lulamay had told her the history on their night journey to Russia, enforcing the importance to living there.
Scout remembered that Lulamay had warned her to stay away from the Christmas Trolls; subsequently, that is where the memories ended. Scout had her Tasmanian Dragon; Tazzy, and while their bond was incomparable she still longed for a mate. She feared that her existence would be a long and lonely one if she didn’t find a mate to share it with.
There was an abundance of mythological creature in Tiksi Russia; however, when they are in their human forms it was challenging to determine which creature they were. She definitely didn’t want to canoodle with the wrong type. Nevertheless, it would be rude to walk up and ask; hey, what type of creature are you?, especially if they turned out to be human. Scout rolled her eyes at her own internal monologue. Scout’s thoughts were depressing her and she let out a soft sigh, so not to wake