Trust

As I arrived at the cove, I held up my shield still unsure of this new "pet" of mine. I was too scared to go inside, so I threw the fish I caught in to the cove to see if he'd come out. Not a chance. He wasn't anywhere to be found. My only defense was stuck between two rocks. Choosing to abandon it, I picked up the fish from the ground while continuing my search for the Night Fury. While attempting to not make any sudden movements, I cautiously studied the area in hope I would be able to found him. To my surprise the black dragon was perched on top of a large boulder to my left and slowly crawled down and stood in front of me in a pouncing position. Terrified and shaking, I held the fish out in front me while avoiding eye contact. As he creeped up slowly with his mouth open, he suddenly backed off and growled. Remembering the knife in my belt, I lifted my vest up to reveal it. The moment it came in to view he became more aggressive. So, I quickly pulled out the knife and dropped it on the ground to show I didn't mean any harm. However, he still wasn't convinced considering the knife was still in reaching distance. Motioning for me to kick it farther away from me I wasted no time and doing so. After hearing the splash of my weapon in the water, I once again offered the food to the dragon. While he crawled toward me I noticed he didn't have any teeth as he opened his mouth. "Hm. Toothless. I could have sworn you had-", before I could finish his teeth were revealed and snatched the fish from my hand. "Teeth...," I finished. He curiously approached me causing me to back up. "Uh, Uh, no. No." I said as he backed me up against a rock. "I don't have anymore," I stated. Out of nowhere the "toothless" dragon regurgitated something. It was half the fish I fed him a second ago. Now, that's just disgusting. The dragon unexpectedly straightened his posture and stared me down. I wasn't sure what he wanted me to do for a moment, but once again he motioned with his head, pointing at the fish. At that point, I knew he was returning the favor of feeding him. It wasn't even cooked and he wanted me to take a bite. To prevent him from getting angry, I took a bite and held it in my mouth. Hoping it that would satisfy him I shook my head pretending to enjoy it. But he for a third time motioned with his head to swallow it. Swallowing hard, I gutted the fish. That tasted horrible! Making sure I swallowed the whole bite and offering a fake smile proving to him it was gone.

Out of nowhere he opened his mouth a little bit not showing his teeth this time. Was this a smile? Could he actually be friendly? I held out my hand to touch him but he growled and fly away to the other side of the cove. Shooting fire at the ground to create a warm spot to sit in. He became sad while looking up at a bird in it's nest and watched it fly away. It was almost like he was envious of the bird for being able to fly when he couldn't. Part of his tail was damaged and until it was repaired he was stuck here.