Re: Prelude - Cats and Dragons
The crested dragonewt also watches the wyrm fly away "well, O Mighty Wyrm seemed well-disposed towards you, I guess it's unlikely he'd poison you" but after a bit of silence added bitterly "then again, there's a case to be made that his gratitude is somewhat poisonous in itself."
The little dragonewt turns to you "ride, no. I usually am carried atop O Mighty Wyrm which I really must admit is highly unpleasant. Long ripples run along his body in flight and one tends to suddenly shift several body lengths up and down with a concurrent sense of vertigo, stomach upset and disorientation." He snuffs the still-lit torch out. "Do you wish to still examine the unexplored reaches of the cavern in exercise of your avarice, blood-lust and curiosity? There may well be things in there to kill, loot and examine."
He ponders the sudden shifts of his fortunes for a few more moments and it seems he realises he'd best properly introduce himself now you are both inextricably linked "as to me, I am as you know Bearer of Flames. My usual functions are the procuration of game animals although I myself only eat vegetable matter, I have a strong preference for tree nuts and lettuces although I suppose my preferences are of little account. In addition to this hunting function I also scout, I like to think of myself as particularly skilled in this area."