Lissana approached the dragon and slowly extended her hand to its snout. She asked Tarik not to move because she didn't want him to scare the dragon.
“Calm down, little one, we won't hurt you."
Tarik was on edge, afraid that the dragon might harm Lissana, but she didn't seem afraid; she seemed very sure that the dragon wouldn't harm her.
The dragon was growling and baring its teeth like a dog—a very large one with fiery breath.
When Lissana's hand touched the dragon's hard, scaly skin, it stopped growling.
Lissana gently stroked the dragon's head and said, “There you go, everything is fine now. You're safe, and we will protect you, little one."
When the dragon calmed down and was no longer tense, Lissana told Tarik to come closer.
He was about to do so when he
