"Very much so," he says, flexing his wrists gently - his strength and talons aside, he could easily escape if he wanted to - before he settles in on his back in a position that allows his wings to spread out behind him.

Without his eyes - his second most powerful sense - he has to rely on his hearing to figure out what she is up to. And since his dragon can be quite stealthy when she wishes to be...

"I would be tempted to say 'do your worst'," he laughs. "But I am not in a position to dare a dragon."