tonight-thestreetsareours:The Dragon only had his one tower, and not a single man-at-arms, or even a
tonight-thestreetsareours:The Dragon only had his one tower, and not a single man-at-arms, or even a servant, besides the one girl he took. He didn’t have to keep an army: the service he owed the king was his own labor, his magic. He had to go to court sometimes, to renew his oath of loyalty, and I suppose the king could have called him to war, but for the most part his duty was to stay here and watch the Wood, and protect the kingdom from its malice.― Naomi Novik, Uprooted -- source link
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