[He starts out enjoying the story, maybe Luna knew something about his past he didn't. Perhaps Celestia had spoken to her about it, and this is another piece of the largely missing jigsaw of his life he can put into place.
...But as it progresses, his heart sinks more and more. She's right, of course. He may be young but he's not stupid. He's well aware as a dragon, he will exist for thousands of years, much longer than any pony lifespan, bar the sun and moon sisters. But just because he knows it's a fact, doesn't mean he wants to face it. He avoids it as much as he can, and it hurts, to have it laid so bare in front of him.
But what she says next hurts him even more. He remembers when he let his greed get the better of him. How the ponies ran and screamed in terror. How, even afterwards, they watched him with a little more caution than they had before. He's from a race of monsters, plain and simple. He can learn to control his base instincts as much as he likes, it still won't change the fact he's a dragon. One of the monsters.
...Maybe one day they really will stop seeing him as one of their own, and see him for what he came from.
He sinks a little to the ground, curling his tail around himself protectively. Not wanting to believe it, but knowing it to be a very likely scenario for him anyway]
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...But as it progresses, his heart sinks more and more. She's right, of course. He may be young but he's not stupid. He's well aware as a dragon, he will exist for thousands of years, much longer than any pony lifespan, bar the sun and moon sisters. But just because he knows it's a fact, doesn't mean he wants to face it. He avoids it as much as he can, and it hurts, to have it laid so bare in front of him.
But what she says next hurts him even more. He remembers when he let his greed get the better of him. How the ponies ran and screamed in terror. How, even afterwards, they watched him with a little more caution than they had before. He's from a race of monsters, plain and simple. He can learn to control his base instincts as much as he likes, it still won't change the fact he's a dragon. One of the monsters.
...Maybe one day they really will stop seeing him as one of their own, and see him for what he came from.
He sinks a little to the ground, curling his tail around himself protectively. Not wanting to believe it, but knowing it to be a very likely scenario for him anyway]
I'll find a way to make them remember. I will.