Edward was looking at her. He growled when she mentioned his pride. "I'm a dragon, what do you expect from me." He was trying to calm down. He knew that he was still rather upset about everything. He didn't take it as a joke. He took it seriously. Even if it had been said differently. He was just too angry and upset. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to react in this situation. He hadn't expected all of this to even hurt so much.
Why was it? He had never cared enough about anybody other than his family. Everybody else was normally of no importance to him. The dragon finally had a friend. He held her close and cried more.

"I... , lets just head back." he had no words left. He knew that he would do what he could to protect her. The dragon knew he wanted her company. He was silent as he walked, He closed his eyes. He still was hurt and upset.
He knew he should slap her and push her away. Normally he would.