““If you cannot fight a dragon (because they are too powerful or because they don’t exist anymore,) you can always create a simulacrum of one by chasing little lizards and yelling at them. It’s a bizarre thing to do, but if the public (and these performances are always public) is really terrified of these monsters, they may believe you are fighting a real Dragon, and they will bestow you the honors (or, at least, the attention) that Dragon-hunters deserve. In fact, even the lizards may end up believing they are dragons. These””
