I didn't say the whole story was bad. Even the ending's fine — [ If you like the "ending in death," kind which she doesn't. Even after eight hundred years she's still got the heart of a pacifist.]

— I just think... What if they recruited the dragon instead? [ She thinks about it and adds, ] We know their real enemy isn't the dragon, he's a victim too.

The one who's at fault as the Black Magician Organization. If they work with the dragon and help repel the control spells the magicians have, they could take down the whole organization.

[ ... ] I guess it might take a whole other book. Which might be why they rushed it.