Apr-26-2012, 09:00 PM (UTC)
WOW. A lot to talk about. I'll bring up what first brought me here and that is that I think the link between Dragon and their keepers is a lot more Wit and much less skill. Think about the two dragons that didn't really have a mind when they first took up up the Rain Wild River but after bonding Rapskal and Sedric they improved more and more until they were able to speak like the other dragons and humans. Isn't this the same way that Nighteyes and other animals who have bonded with the wit also become smarter and more human then their counterparts? And while the dragons would be not be happy to hear it. They are very much human thinking. All that power and ability would swell any humans head. However, Not all animals have the ability to bond so you have to find one that is both capable and wants such a thing. Fitz's talks about this a few times in "Golden Fool". One good example that comes to mind is his horse "Myblack" and how he said right away that he knew he would never be able to bond with him and that the horse didn't even really like Fitz's trying to speak with him so he just used more animal impulses to get the horse to do what he wanted. This is similar to how the dragons have said that not all humans are good for bonding but I think that might just be more because they know what's in a person heart and if they are a good person or not.