My lord the King, I realize that the shepherds and the farmers wish you to destroy the Dragon over the livestock consumption, but consider the losses. Not only of personnel and property, and the international prestige of possessing one in the realm, but also the financial losses in resources. It is, as it were, my lord, a living carbon forge, with internal pressures, heat, and movement that could potentially beggar anything less than tectonic plate bases. And, not to be too crude in the presence of His Gracious and forgiving Majesty, that very strength and fire that is useful to it for warfare and survival is useful to us in what it exudes as