[No one, Temeraire decides, could blame him for jumping just a little and flaring his wings when a man popped out of nowhere right beside where he was sitting. Who could have expected that? But he does still have the presence of mind to reach out and catch the man before he hit the ground, very careful not to hurt him with his talons.]
[Enjoy this 18 tonne black dragon peering down at you curiously, Spencer. He's very deliberately folding his wings again as though he was never startled at all.]
Are you all right? [And then after a moment he adds,] I didn't know men could just appear in the air like that. How did you do that?
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[Enjoy this 18 tonne black dragon peering down at you curiously, Spencer. He's very deliberately folding his wings again as though he was never startled at all.]
Are you all right? [And then after a moment he adds,] I didn't know men could just appear in the air like that. How did you do that?