We picked our way along the coast, following the ship on its journey from Dover, we kept our distance after the ship had been attacked thinking they would expect a second and would see us.
Dragons are more powerful than many of them realize, all dragons can use Devine powers if they are patient and willing to learn, the celestials found it naturally because the Chinese spent century's on breeding for intelligence, this does not mean it is exclusive to them, it also does not mean you have to be that smart, just willing to learn.
"Volly!" I was roused from my daydreams by the cry from "the great dragon lung tien Xiang" as the Chinese call him, his Chinese name is actually just Xiang technically, the rest is just a title like earl or lord, celestial dragon. I placed my hand on my companions neck, communicating the silent request, we dived rapidly down and sliced into the water, completely submerged, another Devine power is to form a bubble of air around your mouth and that of your rider, it never runs out, it acts like a fishes gills in that it draws oxygen out of the water to allow comfortable breathing for prolonged periods of time.
Sol and I sped along under the water like this for days, daring to get much closer to the ship. When we observed that the small other dragon had flown away we emerged from the water again and resumed our previous position.
After some time Temeraire(this is his true name as it was given to him on the day of his hatching by his rider) one again began to fly, only short distances at first, he was still recovering from both a cold and an injury sustained in battle .
As he flew over the tops of the densely packed trees sol, with a much smaller. Bulk went by land, running with speed and grace unnatural to dragons of any size, he easily kept pace. We slowed as we approached a clearing and took flight again, bursting out of the tree line just behind the dragon and sped along Side of him