Enemies?
Nial had only encountered a single Draco until now, but that was already enough for him to know that they were not to be taken lightly.
Ophelia was probably one of their most important geniuses, if not the most important. However, that didn't say much about the Draco race's average strength, which races they were at war with, and so on.
The only thing Nial knew for good was that the Dracos were a race with a high fire affinity and great Artisan skills. They were exceptional in the fields of blacksmithing and rune engraving.
Thus, their combat prowess increased by a notch no matter what rank they were at or how bad their combat awareness and combat experience were. They could simply forge high-quality equipment from low-quality materials.