▁in ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁drag on ▁men ace . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁he ▁removes ▁a ▁drag on ▁from ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁Lady ▁R ime ▁which ▁w akes ▁up ▁its ▁mother ▁- ▁as ▁it ▁turns ▁out , ▁drag ons ▁care ▁for ▁their ▁off spring ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁do ▁humans ▁and ▁other ▁cre atures . ▁The ▁mother ▁drag on ▁comes ▁to ▁Man fort ▁to ▁kill ▁Ar li an ▁but ▁instead ▁falls ▁victim ▁to ▁an ▁obs id ian ▁spe ar . ▁This ▁success ▁is ▁achieved ▁only ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁heart ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁Ar li an ' s ▁most ▁sta unch ▁fo es ▁- ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁cru cial ▁moment ▁becomes ▁a ▁loyal ▁and ▁courage ous ▁al ly , ▁sacrific ing ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁enable ▁Ar li an ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁drag on . ▁Sh aken ▁and ▁deeply ▁moved , ▁Ar li an ▁dec ides ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁any ▁further ▁design ▁of ▁reven ge ▁on ▁human ▁enemies , ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁the ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁drag ons . ▁Ar li an ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁ever ▁to ▁kill ▁a ▁drag on , ▁and ▁his ▁standing ▁and ▁prest ige ▁mount s ▁high . ▁He ▁receives ▁the ▁full ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁du ke ▁and ▁is ▁named ▁war l ord ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁drag ons . ▁Even ▁with ▁the ▁initial ▁success ▁of ▁killing ▁a ▁drag on , ▁Ar li an ' s ▁task ▁is ▁far ▁from ▁over . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁nov els