Hearing the word "dragon," Scarlett Jennings' eyes narrowed slightly.
Adam Jennings beside her looked bewildered, "What the heck?"
Instinctively, he looked up at the sky, "Is there a dragon?"
"No dragon," Scarlett replied, "It's a language trap."
In most people's understanding, snakes don't fly in the sky.
So, when asked if the figure flying past the clouds was a snake or a dragon, most people would instinctively think it was a dragon, just like Adam did.
The question was also intended to elicit a "dragon" answer from Samuel Chalmers.
"There's a folk saying called 'Flood Dragon Ascension.' Legends say that if a flood dragon wants to become a true dragon, it will bring about a thunderstorm and then seek a destined person to confirm its form, asking if they see a snake or a dragon.
If the person says snake, it signifies failure, and the flood dragon will receive divine punishment and revert to a snake. If answered dragon, it succeeds in becoming a dragon."