"—I believe that all dragons are outwardly submissive but inwardly rebellious," I said.
Platy nodded slightly with a serious expression.
So, it's a shared understanding even among the demons.
They use the dragons like workhorses, but no one is naive enough to think they're willingly obeying.
"If I were in their position—I'd quietly obey for now, then, when the time is right, during a moment of instability, like a change of leadership in the Demon Kingdom, I'd make my move."
"Exactly. That's a very likely scenario."
Platy nodded again, shifting her legs.
"And that brings us to Layla. The Dark Dragons have mistreated her for a long time. She was both a hostage to keep the White Dragons in check and an example to the former White Dragon faction within the dragon race."
