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[ Unless you're able to scratch the hell out of him, you're not going to have much luck in that department. Such a slender neck makes an easy grip, although he only means to hold, not choke. Yet. ]
If I wished to do you any damage, I could probably do so before the Defense Force reached us.
[ This is a simple fact to him, although he is mostly certain it will come off as a threat. And in his mind, the dragon deserves it. ]
I suppose I could be contented with dissecting you. Despite your lack of growth, you're large enough to make a fine specimen. Do you know what dissection is? It's when one cuts a thing open to study its parts. I bet by studying your bones, I could see just how large you might have grown...
[ He's wandering away from the table back to his place near the entrance as he muses aloud ]