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Despite his nerves, Nitidus was a brave fighter who did not hesitate to attack larger dragons when necessary. When Temeraire, badly wounded, was about to be attacked by a [[Fleur-de-Nuit]] just after sinking the [[Valerie engagement|Valerie]], he was saved by the arrival of Nitidus and Dulcia. Lily's formation had seen the fireworks sent up by the [[HMS Allegiance]] while on patrol and were coming to help. The two lightweight dragons were the first to arrive on the scene. Fleurs-de-nuit are heavyweights, but Nitidus did not hesitate to attack the larger dragon's head while Dulcia nipped at her flanks. | Despite his nerves, Nitidus was a brave fighter who did not hesitate to attack larger dragons when necessary. When Temeraire, badly wounded, was about to be attacked by a [[Fleur-de-Nuit]] just after sinking the [[Valerie engagement|Valerie]], he was saved by the arrival of Nitidus and Dulcia. Lily's formation had seen the fireworks sent up by the [[HMS Allegiance]] while on patrol and were coming to help. The two lightweight dragons were the first to arrive on the scene. Fleurs-de-nuit are heavyweights, but Nitidus did not hesitate to attack the larger dragon's head while Dulcia nipped at her flanks. | ||
| − | Like | + | Like all the British dragons, Nitidus contracted the [[Dragon Plague]] in 1806. Along with the rest of Lily's formation, he was sent to [[Cape Town]] aboard the [[HMS Allegiance]] to find a cure. Laurence, spending the evenings reading to Temeraire from his books, was surprised to find that all the dragons quickly comprehended geometric theory. At one point, Nitidus and Dulcia disagreed with Euclid's postulate on parallel lines. Nitidus was particularly nervous when assured by Temeraire that the design of the Allegiance depended on this postulate - as far as Nitidus was concerned, this suggested that the ship was quite unsafe. |
After experiments in [[Cape Town]] by [[Keynes]] and [[Dorset]] revealed that a certain mushroom was effective for curing the plague, Nitidus was the third dragon to receive a dose. Supplies of the mushroom were limited at this point, and it was considered that Nitidus, being a relatively small dragon, would be the one most helped by the amount available. He recovered even more quickly than Dulcia. | After experiments in [[Cape Town]] by [[Keynes]] and [[Dorset]] revealed that a certain mushroom was effective for curing the plague, Nitidus was the third dragon to receive a dose. Supplies of the mushroom were limited at this point, and it was considered that Nitidus, being a relatively small dragon, would be the one most helped by the amount available. He recovered even more quickly than Dulcia. | ||
