It opened it’s mouth. “Wait!” I yelled. It stopped, closed it’s mouth, and looked at me.

“Uh. You don’t really want to eat me. I’m… Uh… I’m not much of a meal, as you can see.”

It shrugged. Huh, I thought. Dragons shrug. You learn something new every day!

No. You aren’t much of a meal, I admit. However, you will make for a nice snack. Great. A dragon with the munchies. Could my timing have been worse?

Actually, your timing was just wonderful.

“Will you stop that, please?” I was getting frustrated.

Stop what? It sounded curious.Could I use that? I sure… No, I’m not curious. Just asking for clarification.

“Stop reading my thoughts! If I have something to say to you, I will say it, myself!” I was getting pissed. Yeah, sure, dragon, mega-powerful, probably witnessed the birth of time, itself. But you would think after a gazillion years it would have learned some basic manners.

And if I refuse, little human?

I hauled off and punched in the nose.

Not one of my brighter moves.