I don't have big piles.

[QueenMortifauxcado]

Which is mightily impressive for sitting on a throne all day and existing primarily on carbs (and the odd avocado), isn't it?

Anyone else got an arse of steel?

Wahey! ! Hick!

where's the wine?

and

No good to me, ruins a dragon's delicate chemical equilibrium, mine's a

How do you make fire from tea? Tea is for Miss Marple.

Trade secret. It has to be a controlled process - leastwise for civilized castle-dwelling dragons.

And has it not occurred to you that there may be a reason why Miss Marple's brains aren't addled?

She's sharp, I give you that. But not very... intimidating, no? No scales, either.

Whereas a large creature with scales, wings, superbly controlled fire-breathing and un-addled brain...??

Its lucky for you I am (as previously mentioned) civilized.

Once upon a time, there was a fierce dragon sitting in the rose garden behind her cottage in St Mary Mead, slurping tea and knitting baby clothes. She solved tricky whodunnits in her spare time and played Bridge with retired colonels and vicars' wives... I can see why Christie went with little English lady instead.

Unless they're the small invisible breed, dragons are admittedly rubbish at lurking behind doors to overhear vital scraps of information, and liable to destroy evidence with the swish of a tail. The idea that a dragon could become a detective is quite ridiculous really.

How do you make fire from tea? Tea is for Miss Marple.

Miss Marple is an Honorary Dragon, Pax.

All of those between-the-wars Spinster-Lady Detectives had the potential for "dragonitudeness".

True. Do dragons also have the marply-ness potential? Do you guys sit around wearing cloche hats and cardigans like Miss Marple?

shhhh

I understand they do a lot of knitting, Pax, and are Strict But Fair with the Servant Classes.

Knitting? With these feet?

Hats though, very fond of a nice hat. hatdragons.tumblr.com/archive

I suppose arm knitting is a no-starter. Claw-crocheting?

I must have been misinformed Dragon. I assumed you used your claws in lieu of needles.

You two are just taking the piss now.

But have you ever tried, dragon? You could be selling yourself short

Never let it be said I'm not up for a challenge.

The bad news is, I got my claws terribly tangled with wool.
The good news is, I incinerated it off.
The bad news (for someone) is that I'm flaming annoyed, literally.

Sounds much like my experience of knitting

If you work together with another dragon, you could tail-knit. Humonous scale knitting, but you could knit turrets and drawbridges.

QueenMortifauxcado. Mine is all good intentions about learning it this time and the crushing realisation I produced yet another wonky non rectangle with knots and holes. Chuck, swear never to try again and nurse the repetitive strain injuries in my hands. Two years on, repeat.

Ah, see your problem there is trying to knit rectangles. What happens if you try to knit holes?