Shiki chuckled faintly. Then, his expression switched to a serious one. "Do you know why we train you the do combat with your dragons?"
"What do you mean?" A boy asked, stroking the nose of his water dragon that sat in a pool of water.
"I mean, not only on their backs, but also against them." He cleared his throat faintly, glancing at Itami, who was wondering the same.