Malta *spoilers all Hobb books*

[Narya]

Some VERY delayed responses:

I also thought that one of the dragons could have been Tintaglia but, as we came to know, Tintaglia was blue, not silver or gold (though, I have to admit, she is described as being a combination of blue and silver at times, but you would think her colouring within the Skill River would be blue, her dominant colour?!).

Tintaglia recalled that when she emerged from her cocoon, she was silver and blue, and was surprised, as she had imagined herself silver only.

A couple of minor questions concerning the crest:
Did Malta have some form of head wound prior to its growth?
How well-formed was the crest upon first encounter?

Malta had a small head wound in the crash of Davad's carriage, when the Satrap and Companion were absconded with. At first, it seemed like a little scab, then like proud flesh, but then it just kept getting bigger and bigger.