[ By this time the dragon was probably thoroughly sick of them and their smart mouths, but someone to take care of her child was someone to take care of her child, and so she bid them adieu, waiting for the next person to come along and take the next egg. Which was fair all things considered.

He would let Alex hold the egg for at least a little while. ] Let me know when you want to go on egg duty. [ Henry said as he turned away from the dragon (probably a safe-ish idea since they had the egg now.). ] I have read a few fantasy books involving how to upkeep a dragon but I do not know how accurate those are.