The Walking Contradiction

Ed couldn't believe his eyes at what he was seeing. Hope had grown at least 7 times his previous size. Not only that, his presence felt different too. Like he was a different person.

Or in his case, a different dragon.

"When have you became this large?!" Lance asked amusingly. "My dear son is huge. He'll leave momma's nest soon."

"And he refuses to take the mother role," Elliot whispered to Connor that made the latter snort. "Seriously, this guys is a walking contradiction."

"Hey, I heard that," Lance glared. "We have a Guard to kill. Let's– holy crap, it's an entire patrol! Hope, shift back!"

"What?" Hope asked. It was another wonder how they could understand his speech even when he was in his dragon form. It sounded like a growl, but somehow they knew what it meant.

"You'll take the Guards' attention, hope. Shift back!" Lance yelled again.

Without even giving them a second more to spare, several guards had leaped into their direction.