I've been neglecting dragons as of late, which is blasphemy, really, if you consider they were the first things I could draw half decently, were my passion since I was naught but a kiddle, and was my fursona at one time. So to make up for that (and inspired by a series I'm reading) I whipped this up at school a few days ago and decided to color it since I'm on a bit of an art stump right now.

Naomi Novik's "Temeraire Series" are really worth a look at if you're fond of history and have a penchance for dragons. Picture me this: Napoleon Bonaparte invading Britain ... on dragonback.

This time, however, I decided not to draw the protagonist Captain Laurence and his Chinese Imperial (<--I think? Someone correct me ... ) and so I present to thee newly-appointed Captain Granby and his [quite literally] fiery young dragon Isierka! I don't want to give away too much of the story, but basically she's a hatchling from Turkey, so she has no idea how to act in the British Aerial corps.

Based off the scene where she tries shooting fire at a French Pou-de-Ciel despite Granby trying to rein her down.

--Sak
'Empire of Ivory' is the fourth book in Naomi Novik's "Temeraire series"

NOTE: Isierka is a Kazilik dragon, therefore she is a Turkish breed capable of breathing fire. As a result she is very warm and smoke is often shooting up through her spikes. She has a bit of a Storm/Tilo look to her but that's just how I saw her based on the description.