The dragon's eyes had watched with earnest interest when Ambriel had held the rabbit out to inspect it. He could almost taste it and large nostrils flared, breathing in the mammal's scent. So tasty, even small. Barely a snack, but a delicious one. He rumbled unhappily when Ambriel brought it back under the protection of his arms.
"I am larger and more dangerous," the dragon informed Ambriel, chest puffing up with the shape of a hanging double sided axe etched into the pattern of his scales. "Of course it's afraid of me." He huffed and coiled his tail around his legs, sitting down on his haunches.