Clauses

"You don't look very proud," Branden said when morning came while showing some bags under his eyes. 

"... something felt odd. The dragon was strong, but it wasn't something that two or three tribe leaders wouldn't have a hard time taking down," Rain replied.

"It is probably because these dragons were young… they should be around fifty years old," Branden said. "Even if they are dragons, and their potential is insane, they can only become so much stronger in fifty years of life. Dragons are violent, but they are wise and proud as well. Only the young ones would act rashly like that. Speaking of which, the oldest known dragon is supposed to be three thousand years old."

It started to make sense; if the dragons they had encountered were relatively young, it explained how Rain managed to defeat them. Youth often came with inexperience, even for powerful creatures like dragons.