"Yeah, keep wasting time admiring my good looks," Rain thought.
Despite his curiosity and the unresolved truce negotiations, Rain knew that confronting two fire dragons at once was an exceedingly perilous proposition. While he might have entertained the idea of testing his abilities against a single dragon, facing two of these formidable creatures was simply too great a risk. The priorities now shifted towards ensuring the safety of himself and his companions, Branden and Esmeralda, in the face of such a daunting threat. The truce talks would have to be revisited at a more opportune and less dangerous moment.
