3WT - Dragon?

continuing on from here and here

The creature in front of Pagan was a curious sight. It was smaller than she'd expected given its weight but stoutly built, its body covered in dark emerald scales, almost black on the back and the muscular tail but brighter and almost iridescent on the belly-side and around the thropple. The creature's hind legs were massive and looked packed with power but Pagan was perplexed by the lack of any front extremities. Aren't dragons supposed to have wings? Or was the creature something else completely?

She tried to recall what she'd read about dragons. She never liked the idea of them being mindless voracious beasts defedating everything within their reach and she immediately dismissed the thought. She wanted to believe they were highly intelligent beings capable of telepathic communication. She kept snilching the creature in front of her and tried to focus a thought: "You must be hungry. Will you absquatulate if I leave you here and get you something to eat?" Seconds passed and nothing happened. Then, suddenly, Nelson the three-legged dog approached the creature, his tail wagging, and curled next to it. The creature lowered its bulky snout and touched the dog gently, then lay its head beside him. Pagan, in spite of not wanting to be robleted by the dog's behaviour, realised instinctively she could trust the creature. She would milk the goat and collect some eggs and feed it first. Then she would try and gather as much information as she could on dragons and similar creatures.


the words:

thropple -1. The throttle or windpipe; 2.To throttle; strangle. [Provincial English]
defedate (v) - to defile, to pollute
snilch (v) - to eye someone or something
absquatulate (v) - to depart in a hurry; to die
roblet (v) - to lead astray