It's well known that dragons have hoards and capture princesses. And while many princesses have been rescued by brave knights, not a lot of study has been put into the actual details of knights who rescued princesses vs. knights who ended up as a rather gruesome sculpture made out of melted steel and charred bones.
Which is a clear case of survivorship bias; A knight might trot back, Princess in tow, and give a stirring account - Well, eventually stirring, as one tends to polish one's stories over time - of the battle.
A knight who is currently a fan of greasy ash, on the other hand, tends not to have much to say without a good Medium.
I've been sitting on this hill making notes.
What i can tell you is that a dragon will evaluate a knight, and if they're not quite right… They get more or less vaporised with very little extra fuss.
On the other hand, one who's met whatever criteria a dragon decides is relevant, gets to have a thrilling battle which they always survive, though barely.
And the vanquished dragon seems quite lively and rather less gravely wounded than one might think.
Look: That one is re-stocking the hoard already, and the knight and his damsel are barely out of view.
Now, incidentally, if you recall the line of succession form a few centuries back - their portraits are up all over the place - You'd recall certain… ah, notable deformations to the jaw and such. Which of course was due to the last Voringnovian King being his own uncle and also three of his own cousins.
I noticed that this has improved through a member of the royal families do… well. hmm. You'd know one if you saw one.
Which leads me to a passing fancy: What if the royal family is a breeding project for Dragons?
And more to the point, what are they breeding for?
Ah, looks like I've been spotted, must dash!
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