Sleeping Dragon my heart has always been soaked in rocket fuel and sorrow

Had Lucani been younger, she might have been fearful that Thuringwethil's move on the lone wolf was an attack, but, being a seasoned creature, she knew better. Oh perhaps there was a chance the girl was putting the stranger to a slow death — and unfortunately there was nothing Lucani would be able to do about it, being in no position to insist upon a fair trial that may have already been given — but it was much more likely that this was an aggressive show of dominance.

If this muscle-bound wanderer were to join the ranks of the Sleeping Dragon, it seemed he would first be put fiercely in his place.