Hearing that, even though it sounds like a different situation, sends a twinge of regret through Estinien's gut. How many dragons had fallen by his lance, not least Nidhogg himself? He knows it isn't the same, that dragons were not exactly the fragile minority in their battle against Isghard, but yet...
"The dragons of my world are still plentiful... though they have faced the cruelty of man many times over the centuries. Civilizations of yore sought to steal and abuse their power, the vestiges of which torment their kind even to this day."
He thinks of Tiamat, of the sorrow he felt for her both as a stranger and a brother. Yet, does she not now fly free once more?
"But they are strong," he says, a sense of pride coming with it that sounds deeply personal, like something he is a part of. "And they and the children of man have come closer in understanding in recent years, in no small part due to Himeka's actions."
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"The dragons of my world are still plentiful... though they have faced the cruelty of man many times over the centuries. Civilizations of yore sought to steal and abuse their power, the vestiges of which torment their kind even to this day."
He thinks of Tiamat, of the sorrow he felt for her both as a stranger and a brother. Yet, does she not now fly free once more?
"But they are strong," he says, a sense of pride coming with it that sounds deeply personal, like something he is a part of. "And they and the children of man have come closer in understanding in recent years, in no small part due to Himeka's actions."