It’s actually just wedged between their scales! The younger dragons have them for saddles, but older ones like Vhagar and Vermithor don't because their skin is way too loose and thick.
2026-10-16 19:18:05
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menacing_kitty :
It explains this in the book. They aren’t impaled, they are placed between the scales as they grow, it’s just so the saddle stays on, there is no control or tugging at the bolts, they don’t help with steering or anything, it’s JUST to hold the saddle on
2026-10-16 20:39:01
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✮ℰ𝓋ℯ𝓎𝓎✮ :
Then you have this icon who didn’t need any of that
2026-10-16 19:30:54
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quackhonkcluck :
I don’t think theyre impaled with it, I think it’s welded to their scales which doesn’t hurt them since theyre fireproof
2026-10-16 20:28:22
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ꕕ.•°¤{Angie}¤°•.ꕕ :
it's get placed between the scales, since dragon scales are thick and everything, it doesn't hurt them
2026-10-16 18:08:16
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Ŧamī 🏐✨️ :
i hate it too
2026-10-22 12:36:11
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Scorpion_Ambrose :
it's only in their scales, to hold the saddles or the saddles would go bye bye with how fast they fly
2026-10-16 20:36:40
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Phoebe :
and then there daenerys
2026-10-17 06:24:09
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Jasmine :
But Dany...
2026-10-17 09:58:49
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Capt. Harbour Early ✞⚓️⦻ :
I believe it’s basically so dragons can 100% understand what their rider wants cuz I can’t imagine they can hear 100% of the time. I’m prolly delulu but I hate the ideas of them being hurt
2026-10-16 17:48:53
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Lizzyyyy :
im pretty sure its not to controle them but to steer them yk cause how else are you supposed to tell your dragon to turn this way think of it as reins on a horse
2026-10-16 17:48:08
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B🦇 :
everyone arguing like they’re real …
2026-10-16 23:03:50
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RemixThe1 :
it doesn't hurt its in the scales wich are very thick and the bolts don't touch flesh nor skin it's like a earring and at most a little uncomfortable like a soft tug here and there
old and young dragons don't have it because their scales/skin isn't thick enough.
also they don't seem bothered at all no scratching or trying to rub it off
2026-10-17 07:41:04
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rex🐉 :
im pretty sure its only imbedded in the scales so it doesnt hurt
2026-10-16 18:32:15
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night Fury :
then there's this diva
2026-10-17 10:38:52
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leah.peek2317 :
Danny aint have NONE of that
2026-10-17 01:16:37
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🪽𐙚 𝓳𝓪𝔃𝔃 | 𝓹𝓬/𝓷𝓪࿔ :
I’m ngl yeah I don’t rly like the idea of look of them either but I can pretty confidently say (even without reading the book and knowing they’re not in their flesh) that reptiles have extremely durable skin and scales and it’s probably more of like a tugging sensation or pressure sensation rather then pain or discomfort and they probably don’t feel much
2026-10-17 03:09:42
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try harder :
I never noticed that I was always trying to figure out what they were hooked to.
2026-10-16 21:58:18
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✩𝔎𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔘𝔐✩ :
There are a bunch of ropes connected to this bolt hanging on the Vhagar…😭
2026-10-16 18:40:28
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Thatoneguy. :
Just wedged between scales and over time the scales grow around them
2026-10-16 19:40:40
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🐅YL○🐚... :
they not actually inpaled their scales hold them in place because they only put the their when their scales starts growing bigger and thicker
2026-10-16 21:12:16
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jeromy0130 :
papa drogon didn’t need any of that btw
2026-10-16 21:22:36
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Éírí 🦇 :
Goes to show how Daenerys’s children have such a strong connection with their mother, she just holds on and Drogon knows exactly what his mother wants and needs, so does Rhaegal and Viserion.
2026-10-16 19:51:29
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