The truth is, dragons are great people. Once you have befriended one, you have a very good friend who will make certain you are safe to the best of his ability.
The tales are true about their size though, even hatchlings are big, standing almost six feet at the shoulder. They start out a bright flame red in color when they are first born, and the scales get darker with age, until they appear black. Once the scales have reached their darkest color, they start to develop white around the edges. Eventually they will turn all white if the dragon lives long enough. To date I have only heard of one dragon that has lived that long, and nobody knows where he has disappeared to.
Dragonfire, one of the most dangerous weapons in the world, it is actually a form of liquid. To this day we are not sure exactly what produces it, but we do know that the dragon can choose how hot it is when he breathes it. We also know that it can melt metal and stone when the dragon desires it. The dragons teeth and claws are amazing, able to slice through steel and stone with great ease, they make for very valuable weapons, although most dragon hunters fail to survive long enough to acquire one. Most people don't know that young dragons will lose their teeth when they are around 150 years old, and it is these teeth that are most often given to close friends of the dragons. The scales too are prized amongst man, for they offer some protection from fire and can turn most blades aside, if properly made into a suit of armor. Man has discovered though that the scales of older dragons do not work as well as the scales from young dragons. (this may have something to do with the size and thickness of the scales though) Dragon scales can be dyed, but it does take a special type of dye to change it's color.
How does a dragon fly?
Oh, that's an easy one, they have a form of magic that allows their body weight to diminish when their wings are spread. This magic is tied into their nature, which is magical to begin with. Some dragons fly in the manner of large birds, while others appear to swim through the skies. You should see the water dragons when they are in the air, they resemble overgrown snakes with wispy wings.
Dragons are like humans in a lot of ways, they are highly intelligent, have individual personalities, and you never know if they will side with you or against you, although a dragon is not likely to stab you in the back like a human would.
What you may not know is that the numbers of dragons dropped dramatically many years ago, and now we only have around a hundred of these great creatures left in this world. For some reason they appear to be gathering in the mountains outside of our kingdom, there have been over a dozen different dragons spotted over the mountains. A few months ago a hunter reported seeing a group of them flying together, I wonder just what is going on.
I hope this answers your questions about the dragons, if not feel free to ask me for more.
Sincerely,
Valarious
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