He smiled at them, and buried his face against the flank of one of them, the half silver red dragon male grumbling, but pressing against him as the scratches continued. After a few minutes, another couple of hatchlings curled up around him, and he laughed softly. "And to think this was the best way to calm me down."<br/><br/>He sighed as he finished relaxing, still scratching the children, slowly dozing off, lulled to sleep by their heat and the sound of their heartbeats.