Once everyone was done, Erghak gave the signal to put the item back into the pile and step away.
"What do you think you are doing, kid?" An amethyst-scaled Dragon grabbed Aran's wrist in a steel vise.
"I'm not doing anything and you're hurting me!" Aran struggled and failed to break free.
"What's happening here?" Erghak's voice was calm, but his gaze was cold and hard enough to force the other Wyrm to release his prey.
"I saw the human taking something from the pile." Calling the boy human instead of hatchling sounded like condemnation to half those present and like an insult to the rest.
"I'm not a thief!" Aran said in outrage.
"That's a serious accusation, Shabar." Erghak replied. "Are you certain?"
"I couldn't be more certain even if it was my own treasure that got robbed." Dragons had keen eyes that could notice a single missing coin or just out of place.
