Riley's expression must have betrayed him, because now both men were staring at him with sharp, questioning gazes.
Great. Perfect. Just what he needed. A dragon lord's scrutiny on one side and his father's expectant eyes on the other.
But Riley couldn't exactly blurt out his hot take on the declining dragon population in front of his ex-confidant father and Kael, the actual Dragon Lord, could he? That was suicide.
Arrogance.
That was it. In Riley's opinion, it was arrogance that had caused most of their problems—and would continue to.
Sure, dragons liked other dragons better than anyone else, but even among themselves, they were hopelessly individualistic. "I'll do what I want" seemed to be the default dragon motto.
Worse, because nothing could topple them easily, they thought vigilance was unnecessary. Eternal life? Check. Gigantic strength? Check. A collective sense of caution? Absolutely not.
