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12-17-2015, 03:52 PM
Dragons have different levels of bonds, ranging from friendship to blood bonds. McCaffrey was correct in a lot of her descriptions of bonds between humans and dragons but she didn't go far enough in explaining that there are different bonds. Probably she didn't know or decided not to share that information.
One thing is dragons choose whether or not they create a bond with another. It is a serious choice, one not entered lightly because once a bond is made, the only way for it to be broken is through death (And if it's a blood bond, even death isn't the end).
If a dragon chooses to bond with a human it is because that dragon completely and utterly trusts the human. If the dragon chooses a heart bonding, that means there is also strong affection between the two. You can call it "love" but understand that dragons don't grok the human concept of love.
The youngling who chose you probably did so centuries ago. And given that the females train the males in how to fight, it will be interesting to learn why this little one chose you.
One thing is dragons choose whether or not they create a bond with another. It is a serious choice, one not entered lightly because once a bond is made, the only way for it to be broken is through death (And if it's a blood bond, even death isn't the end).
If a dragon chooses to bond with a human it is because that dragon completely and utterly trusts the human. If the dragon chooses a heart bonding, that means there is also strong affection between the two. You can call it "love" but understand that dragons don't grok the human concept of love.
The youngling who chose you probably did so centuries ago. And given that the females train the males in how to fight, it will be interesting to learn why this little one chose you.