As he watches, he'll see Temo perk up almost instantly at Segan's touch, before letting out something of a draconic purr as his wings flapped happily. "Okay. If you say so", he says. "You're really nice, Segan. I bet Gray could learn a thing or two from you on loosening up".

"Hm? And what's that supposed to mean?" Gray throws an offended look, now, at his dragon. "I'm only that hard on you when you get carried away with all your talking".

"I don't care. You still act like a jerk sometimes", Temo sticks his tongue out at his partner afterwards.

"Oh, now you're just being overdramatic. Muchas gracias, you useless reptile".

"There, see?" Temo makes a theatrical gesture with his head at him. "Now, you're being a jerk, again".

Gray's only going to shake his head in exasperation. "Whatever you do, don't take his side. He's done this trick plenty of times in the eight years I've had him".

And that - and a lot of other things about Temo - won his siblings, his mother, and even his old man over to his charm.