[He has less faith than his words might imply. After all, he never said that a person would necessarily agree to it, just that they wouldn't think it's petty. He'd assume most people would understand why a person would worry about their dragon's safety, given the whole "they die, you die" thing.]

[But that doesn't mean people aren't still assholes who would refuse just because they don't care, even if they understand. Years ago, Fuyuhiko himself was that kind of person, once. He's mostly better about it now.]

[Mostly.]

Ah, true enough. You gotta watch out for the smart ones. [He sighs, moving his hands away from Shima's ears to rub her beaky snout instead.] Dunno what else to tell you then. Unless they make dragon sedatives, sounds like your only other option is to just bring her with you and hope for the best. I saw a few scions down there with dragons yesterday and even if they weren't happy about it, it's not like they just up and attacked for no reason.