[Ohhhh boy. Ali is torn between being offended at the very suggestion that dragons buy their mates, and abject mortification at the fact that Ali's own words have been twisted to give that impression. It does get him to stop fussing about with his hair though, as he slaps his desk with one hand and turns sharply to look at Concord and spit out the best response he can muster.]
That is not how dragons go about such affairs! And that- it's not hoarding, it's being economically responsible!
[It absolutely is hoarding. Though it's not done to win mates over, it's done out of the greed and possessiveness all dragons feel.
That possessiveness does translate over to courtship and finding mates though, which is why it's difficult to court a dragon.]
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That is not how dragons go about such affairs! And that- it's not hoarding, it's being economically responsible!
[It absolutely is hoarding. Though it's not done to win mates over, it's done out of the greed and possessiveness all dragons feel.
That possessiveness does translate over to courtship and finding mates though, which is why it's difficult to court a dragon.]