Noctis shifted when Carrick lunged at him. Black scales appeared at his temples, forehead, nose, neck and arms. He had claws and his all his teeth were fangs. His pupils were dilated into slits and glow green. "I wouldn't have said a damn thing if I knew what he was. Dragons ate knights, corpse. But I don't eat dead things. I will just torch you alive." Noctis was boasting now because didn't know how to spit fire just like he didn't know how to fully shift. He blew smoke though and lots of it.