[Someday, when Ali is reminiscing on this point in his life, he'll look back on it fondly.

Today, though, he lets out a 'gah!' and pulls his hand back so he can wipe it on his work coat. He's too frazzled to even lie much, so he gives a sarcastic answer instead.]

As I said, I've dealt with this in the past on my own. Waiting it out is honestly the fasted option, hatching a dragon egg takes months.

[He does glance back at the nests of chicken eggs though...he's half-tempted to steal some, but he'll hold off on that temptation for today.]