Usually, it wasn't too much of a problem, being a part of a dragon's hoard. Aside from the occasional scolding for simple mistakes or being dragged away into the captain's room late in the night when he needed company, it wasn't too hard to manage.

Price had taken to watching you spar with another recruit, eyes scanning you carefully and narrowing every time you were thrown back against the mat. Eventually, he seemed to have had enough as he approached, smoke curling from his lips. "May I?"