Chapter 165 About Dragons (1/2)
”The first thing you should know about dragons,” Snowcloud said, ”is that they are vile beasts Giant, vicious, and cannibalistic s and half the intelligence”
Arran frowned soent, and havethe tales of dragons he had heard as a young boy And while those were just stories, he still found himself reluctant to si,” Snowcloud replied flatly ”Or , at least”
”Then what's the truth?” Arran asked, unwilling to let go of his childhood dreahtful expression appeared on Snowcloud's face ”I suppose I should explain how dragons grow up That should give you a better idea of the kind of creatures we're after”
She took a deep breath, then began to speak, with Arran listening intently
”Dragons are born fros,” she said, ”and the females lay hundreds at a time, then promptly abandon the nest Once the whelps hatch, they kill their siblings, fighting until only one re on the bodies
”The lone survivor — the size of a horse, by then — will hunt in the surrounding area, killing and eating whatever it finds Ani that le to kill them”
Arran didn't interrupt Snowcloud as she spoke, but his expression slowly turned ugly Froons ical creatures he'd heard about in his childhood stories
”After about a century of constant hunting and feeding,” she continued, ”a dragon will be the size of a house When it approachesit to hunt across an even larger area By then, it will be able to easily match Masters in coic and weapons The longer it lives, the larger and stronger it gets — but as strong and vicious as dragons are, they're si, and sleeping”
”So dragons aren't intelligent?” Arran asked, now feeling soht they could use that?”
”Dragons aren't naturally intelligent,” Snowcloud replied ”But as they spend centuries eating any living thing they encounter, they steadily absorb vast ah, that eventually allows theic, in very rare cases”
Arran sighed in disappointon do we need?”
”A young adult,” Snowcloud replied ”A few centuries old, but no more than that”
”A few centuries old? But didn't you say that a century-old dragon is already strong enough tomore confident in his abilities, he kneas still far froainst an even more formidable enemy, the two of them wouldn't stand a chance
If Snowcloud's plan required the — they ht as well turn back now, because even with all the luck in the world, there was no chance of success
However, Snowcloud merely nodded in response, her expression confident, and Arran understood that she ive the to fight it,” she said ”We're going to poison it”