"To the barracks!" Randin said in an exaggerated shout. 

Malech rolled his eyes his rider and then fell into step behind them. He wound up next to the other dragon. 

Now that he was paying more attention, he could see that it was female. A she-dragon. Interesting. There weren't many of those left. When dragon riding became popular among the humans, they started killing off the females. They wanted only males. Males looked more powerful to the men, though every dragon knew better. The females were stronger. They had to be. When the humans started stealing the males away, The females had to become stronger to compensate for the lost mate.

"Greetings." Malech spoke aloud to the female dragon, nodding slightly.