That's why I expected some kind of wing-clipping. It does seem that the breeding areas are kept by aviators, but the examples I heard were "feral dragons" and the traitor Frenchman's dragon, neither of which seem particularly inclined to stay in one place because a human said it. There's also the example of how a politician would manage the "beasts." I do think that if Laurence proved impossible to tame, and seemed improbable to stay put, they just might realize that he wouldn't hurt them.
I remember that every aviator was going to walk out if the dragons were killed.
Plus, two-point center. Somebody is ALWAYS ready to fire, they can rest between volleys, and holy shit can they destroy it. Temeraire leads to get some nice edges, Laurence sets it on fire, Temeraire breaks it more... Most things will fall to that combination. They don't have the forging capabilities to resist heat and concussive force. It doesn't hurt that the two central dragons barely need their crews, and probably fly light so that they can stay even closer.
"Also, (not that he would, but) this same dragon COULD just crisp them if they were annoying/pushy enough. Probably by accident. :P" It probably would be an accident, as it's Laurence, but he DOES have a temper behind all the polite Britishness.
"Aww Lily. <3 I read this one fic a while back with the female dragons gossiping about various things and it was HILARIOUS. (Unfortunately, cannot recommend to you until you've finished book five. ;) )" OMG YES! She seems to talk most with males in the series, but that's what Laurence sees. The dragon-ladies would need more privacy to gossip properly, and I'd think that Catherine would provide her with all the information that Lily could want.
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Date: 2011-02-28 04:04 am (UTC)I remember that every aviator was going to walk out if the dragons were killed.
Plus, two-point center. Somebody is ALWAYS ready to fire, they can rest between volleys, and holy shit can they destroy it. Temeraire leads to get some nice edges, Laurence sets it on fire, Temeraire breaks it more... Most things will fall to that combination. They don't have the forging capabilities to resist heat and concussive force. It doesn't hurt that the two central dragons barely need their crews, and probably fly light so that they can stay even closer.
"Also, (not that he would, but) this same dragon COULD just crisp them if they were annoying/pushy enough. Probably by accident. :P" It probably would be an accident, as it's Laurence, but he DOES have a temper behind all the polite Britishness.
"Aww Lily. <3 I read this one fic a while back with the female dragons gossiping about various things and it was HILARIOUS. (Unfortunately, cannot recommend to you until you've finished book five. ;) )" OMG YES! She seems to talk most with males in the series, but that's what Laurence sees. The dragon-ladies would need more privacy to gossip properly, and I'd think that Catherine would provide her with all the information that Lily could want.