Translated from the research journal of Abel Estellio
Micah turned into a dragon yesterday morning.
During my parents’ attempt to slay him, he sustained wounds to the wings, right eye, and left flank.
While not fatal, they slowed his movements enough for me to bind his muzzle and wings with chains.
Shoving moondaggers hilt-deep below every third vertebra rendered him immobile.
Feeding the hilts through the chain links kept the blades firmly in place, thus preventing his recovery.
I safely transported him to a cavern and bolted him to the rock.
I expected Micah to revert to human form at nightfall, like any other dragon would have. Strangely, he remained in dragon form throughout the night. Only after I removed the daggers from his spine did he change back—but not until sunsdown tonight. His dragon form lasted for two days in a row.
Conclusion: Moonmetal weapons can obstruct a dragon’s nervous system. Without a properly functioning nervous system, the subject cannot change form.
Theory: Paralyzing the human form in the same manner could prevent the transformation upon the next Ignition.
I fitted Micah with human-sized shackles for the time being.
He’s asking questions about what happened.
He remembers a severe fever. Sweating. Itchy skin and aching bones.
Talons sprouting from his fingertips. After that, he remembers nothing.
I told him he had a nightmare. Predictably, he didn’t believe me.
He’s a child, not stupid. He asked if he killed our parents.
I didn’t know what to say to that. My silence, though, said everything.
Translated from the research journal of Abel Estellio