My Dearest Nephew,
It has come under my notice
that your uncle Gargazath has been advising you to enter the repossession
business. I would advise against such an act as it can be a rather strenuous
and overly dangerous occupation. When repossessing the treasures hoarded by
another dragon, one must also battle them and kill them before they can take
any of said dragon’s said treasures so as not to risk the dragon coming after
you for revenge. As such you must see that this occupation is only for the
foolhardy who often die within months of beginning their campaign. The
treasures collected by another dragon are not worth your life.
I
would say the best occupation for one such as you would be either the local
wise-dragon or the knight assisting business. The local wise-dragon is well
paid in food, treasures and the goodwill of the local humans which is always
good to have on your side.
On
the other hand, a young dragon such as yourself might find your calling as the
roaming knight’s companion. Knights and warrior of all kinds are often in need
of the wisdom and power of a benevolent dragon. I happen to know as a fact that
it is a well paying business having taken it up for a short time in my youth
before settling down. The knight in question will insist upon repaying you in
some way for your services even if the quest is not successful. As some of
these knights are on a quest set by their king, they are almost always able to
amply reward a dragon for his efforts. If they are rich men with many connections,
do not refuse their offers of reward. But, if they are poor knights with hardly
two coins to rub together, it is wise to simply say something like “the fact
that justice has been served is all the payment I require.” The reason for this
is that accepting the reward of a poor knight will leave him penniless and much
less likely to come for your assistance on future quest. Also such rewards are
often simply things of purely sentimental value and of non whatsoever to the
dragon in question:
Poor knight: Here, take this, it was my
little child’s first catch-cloth, it means a lot to me.
Dragon: Ah, thank you I will um, treasure
it forever.
See
what I mean? Never take the reward of a poor knight as it will be of no use to
you and often better off as a pile if ashes or weighted down with rocks and
cast from the cliffs. Also, when dealing with a poor knight, it is often wise
to give them a treasure from your collection, not necessarily too large or
costly, but enough to raise them out of their poverty. Such an act will make
you known as a kindly dragon far and wide, give you the goodwill of the knight
and give you a certain satisfied feeling.
I
think I have given enough information on the subject of occupation to give you
a fine view of the jobs available to you as a growing dragon, I shall therefore
say farewell until I write again.
Your
humble servant, mentor and uncle,
Semithino
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