“You know why, Garble.” Garble backed down at that when everyone turned to look at him. Spike looked back at Ember. “But I know the parts about Meranax because she was stupid enough to tell us, we just barely escaped her. The sceptre can’t be taken by another dragon, but it can be given by another dragon, by either deed or word. It's how Ember got the sceptre in the first place from her dad.”