Fyre and Flame

"Deep breaths," I mumbled to her.

I nodded a bit and took deep breathes. "HOWEVER!" the ice heart king roared, making the crowd stop. "A little dragon tells me she will also pledge her loyalty for us for eternity!"
The soldiers grabbed my arms and forced me to my feet. I looked up and at the king. He looked exactly like my dreams...

I glanced at her.

I tried keeping my face unreadable. "To pledge her loyalty, she must tame her now-cold dragon!" he declared. Suddenly, a large gate was opening were Roman gladiators kept the lions. Men pulled out Conviss, who had a muzzle around his snout and various ropes keeping him under control.
Yeah, I was dead.

Had I remembered to explain how to tame them?  I think I did...

Everyone was cleared out of the arena except for me. They let Conviss loose and the test began.

She could do it.

I took my hands out if my pockets and rolled out of the way as Conviss launched at me, snapping his jaws.

I watched carefully.

I backed as he slowly advanced on me. "Conviss!" I called, trying to get him to snap back.

"He isn't going to revert back to his old self, you need to act like an ice heart," I muttered.

I took a deep breath. He needed a firm hand. I was just going to have to trick him. Conviss was my way out. He lundged, but I stayed firm. "Conviss!" I said more firmly and commanding. He stopped just in front of me, growling.

I kept watching, this was the key moment, either he would accept that she's in charge or he would ear her.

"Calm down Conviss. Kneal!" I commanded him. He stopped growling and bowed his head and allowed me to rub his snout. I did so and the arena fell silent.

I relaxed a bit.

I tried speaking to telepathically. I wanted him to be warm again, but I wasn't sure how to do that. Anyway, for now, I mounted him for show. I looked up at their king and he looked down at me. If I hadn't known better, I would think that he knew what I was planning.

I kept watching.

He stood up from his chair and started to clap. "She has tamed an ice heart dragon!" He declared.

I took a deep breath before clapping with the others.

For the show, I bowed my head to him and Conviss did the same.

I smiled a bit.

The king watched and gave a shrill whistle. Suddenly, everyone was silenced as a ferocious roar erupted throughout the cave. I had Conviss back up as the biggest dragon I had ever seen few into the arena! His clawed hands where as big as Conviss's head!

My smile dropped.

The King jumped onto his dragon and they landed in front of us. I could have hid my panic, but all sense of calm that I might have had left when his dragon used his claws to press Conviss's head to the ground. I stood up and backed away as the king jumped onto Conviss's back and walked towards me.

I tried to remember if this had happened to me when I joined.