Scene II: The Naysayer visits the wise woman to ask about dragons. She assures him that, in fact, dragons are not mythological nor extinct and that, for example, a Crag dragon had been spotted in Aireilgrthe several years ago. Here are introduced various theories about dragons - mostly not correct. She explains about Red dragons and Green dragons. Red ones live in groups and are social. Green ones tend to be solitary. She says that red dragons are shy and avoid human contact. Actually they are aggressive but too busy to bother with humans.
Scene III: The lair of some Crag dragons - a type of Red dragon. They have extremely high metabolisms and are argumentative. They eat rocks and can vomit small bits of lava. In this scene a young red dragon is practicing hypersonic dives across a ridge in a high wind - almost too fast to see. The lowland carryings on with the fake red dragon have been noticed by these dragons and they don't like it a bit. It is insulting. There is some argument. Also some technical facts here about dragons and how they stopped making their own technology around the time of the IBM Selectric typewriter*. It was easier to steal it from humans. Now dragons were mostly agriculturalists. Red dragons were famous for their wines.
* Maybe you could have a scene with a red dragon, wearing glasses and trying to take apart a delicate gear assembly. His claws keep getting in the way and he fumbles a small part on the floor. "Shit!" he says and emits a small belch, melting the whole thing by mistake.
It is tempting to have commentary to the effect that red dragons can spit on themselves by mistake, causing minor pain, like stubbing your toe.
My son's girlfriend asks: why are humans and dragons not getting along? The history of how the King's family became "Lord of Dragons" has been forgotten - it was about being friends with dragons rather than antagonists. As it turns out: dragons (older ones) speak so slowly, humans cannot make out what is being said. People talk too fast, dragons think it sounds like bursts of squeaking. You don't want to stand near a Red dragon when he asks "Hun?". However, young dragons like Esque talk so quickly and are so acute, they can communicate with people. Esque and Tom are the first dragon/person friendship in a long time.
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