David had once had the fortune to enter the Wanhua Hall within Evil Scale Fortress. There, Tiamat, the Dragon God, watched with her five heads. The 'giant flying fortress,' cloaked in the guise of a Neisser Sky City, receded from the Sixth Hell towards the Shadow Plane. A hint of regret touched Her features as She said,
"It seems you've instilled a deeper foundational education in David Uthos than I have. He would rather have a 'stone shell' commonly seen in the Sixth Hell than become my next subject—an opportunity countless Chromatic Dragons seek in vain."
From among the five-headed dragon shadows projected from behind the Wanhua Throne, the central Red Dragon head suddenly tilted its own head, looking scornfully at Her back as it said,
"Become your subject? What is that, but like holding a lit torch while trying to be a thief?"
The Red Dragon head of the Dragon Queen also turned back, saying,
