First graphics experiments for "The Boy and Dragon"

 Some dragon sketches

That's Bark on the left, Clip in the middle and other views of Bark, flying etc. Wend is in the middle top. Llel is at the bottom.

The map sketch

Apparently I am a Turkish jeweler

 

Who knew? Also, I have gotten quite a bit younger.

The guy has 1M+ viewers on YouTube: zeki saglam _official

Rosie, my peapod on Ram Island, looking at Devil's Foot

Unspeakable science

This does not seem like much fun:

I heard the pyramids were made of Lego blocks.

Don't know yet if it is really big Lego blocks, or if the pyramids are actually very small.

The Red Dragon Roaster

They are so sensitive about names that Red Dragons adopted a once-a-year festival, called the Roaster, where they can insult each other without fear of repercussion. Using a name in the insult is considered particularly witty. 

Some dragons are not as witty as others: "Ya? Your mother is fat". Says one. "Well at least I know who my mother was", replies another, "I heard your eggs were swapped". 

The cuddling scene from "The Boy and the Dragon", and White Dragons

Esque and Tom finally make it to Albergarthwe (Aireilgrthe...[spellings and pronunciations vary]) and burst in on the room where Llel and Wend are hanging out. They are cuddling together by the fire and, at a later date, an egg is produced. The reunion of Esque and her Mom is heartwarming. Tom's presence causes a stir. [Actually the reunion needs to happen before the cuddling, cuz Llel will be too worried before being reunited with Esque.]

In the short term this allows for a discussion of Dragon genetics - TBD. In the long term, a Dragon egg is produced. This is part of the miracle at the end of the story.

There is a discussion of White Dragons. These are quite small, usually around 8 inches. They live in the forest and are little known. They do not have the same vocal chords as the larger dragons, and make sounds by flapping their wings. They can understand human speech - it is not too fast- but they speak at the same rate as larger dragons. So there is still a communication barrier. EVERYONE speaks English.

White Dragons are very data centric and pedantic.