Patton the dragon slayer

There is a rare weed called daughter-of-despair from which you can derive a toxin known as dragonsbane, the only venom capable of poisoning a dragon. Finding the weed and formulating the poison was a quest all its own. Once I had the toxin, disguised as a goblin, I brought Ranticus a dead ox saturated with the poison. "

  "Couldn't Ranticus smell it?" Seth wondered.

  "Dragonsbane is imperceptible. If not, it would never work against a dragon. And I was heavily disguised, down to wearing goblin skin over my own. "

  "You poisoned him?" Seth exclaimed. "It worked? Then you really were a dragon slayer!"

  "I suppose I can own up to it now. During my lifetime I did not want word getting around. "

  "You started a few of those rumors yourself," Lena chided.

  Patton cocked his head and tugged at his collar.

Chapter 20