Xan thought a moment, pausing her action of drying her child's ears. "In my experience, dragons tend to be arrogant and volatile." she said softly before gently taking hold of Charlie's left ear and finishing drying it.<br/><br/>With a smile she gathered the teen into her arms, making him sit up a bit as she hugged him. "Be careful, my sweet boy." she whispered as she kissed the side of his face. "Want me to reapply the salve?" having been the one that showed Pookie all he knew about getting rid of bruises, she wasn't unfamiliar.