"It might even happen in China, just for the full "what do we do now?" effect, maybe as they're leaving. Lien could swing it, I think, and she's exactly the type of character to think that's a reasonable option to "the emperor adopted that creature? I'll show THEM."" How are you thinking of managing it? I had a thought - because it'll probably have to be some sort of magical object, perhaps that gift that Temeraire picks out for Laurence from among his mother's hoard? It could be a giant pearl, because Temeraire remembered that story told in canon about the human who was turned into a dragon by swallowing a pearl, only IT ACTUALLY IS THAT PEARL or something?
...And in this situation, of course, Temeraire could have the actual guilt of being the cause of his captain's distressful situation, and Laurence, KNOWING THIS, tries to act less miserable than he actually is, and, well, misunderstandings all around? Until someone like Jane smacks some sense into them both? (Because there are still a limited number of human beings in the world who would physically assault a dragon. Jane is one of the rare few.)
As for details about this particular breed... There is a Temeraire wiki, probably sanctioned by the author, because there's a link on her website). You can see the wiki here: http://temeraire.org/wiki/Main_Page And the website here: http://temeraire.org/ There is a beautiful drawing of a Flamme-de-Gloire on its page (third one down): http://temeraire.org/wiki/Flamme-de-Gloire
The wiki does a good job at breaking down all of the breeds, with images, known members of the breed, etc. Be warned, though, because there will be spoilers on this site. Not on the page for this particular dragon breed, though. It only has a brief blurb on common tactics used by the French to disguise them because of their value.
The advantage of the Flamme-de-Gloire is that they are yellow (and Laurence is blond?) so there's a similarity there... and I'm sure you can just wave your hand and make his eyes blue. ;)
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Date: 2011-02-27 11:34 pm (UTC)...And in this situation, of course, Temeraire could have the actual guilt of being the cause of his captain's distressful situation, and Laurence, KNOWING THIS, tries to act less miserable than he actually is, and, well, misunderstandings all around? Until someone like Jane smacks some sense into them both? (Because there are still a limited number of human beings in the world who would physically assault a dragon. Jane is one of the rare few.)
As for details about this particular breed... There is a Temeraire wiki, probably sanctioned by the author, because there's a link on her website). You can see the wiki here: http://temeraire.org/wiki/Main_Page
And the website here: http://temeraire.org/
There is a beautiful drawing of a Flamme-de-Gloire on its page (third one down): http://temeraire.org/wiki/Flamme-de-Gloire
The wiki does a good job at breaking down all of the breeds, with images, known members of the breed, etc. Be warned, though, because there will be spoilers on this site. Not on the page for this particular dragon breed, though. It only has a brief blurb on common tactics used by the French to disguise them because of their value.
The advantage of the Flamme-de-Gloire is that they are yellow (and Laurence is blond?) so there's a similarity there... and I'm sure you can just wave your hand and make his eyes blue. ;)