I can live with that implies it is not a preference, and Wrathion isn't one to shorten a person's name unless they enjoy being addressed that way. He wouldn't want it done with his own.

"It dulls the irritation," he agrees, "even if it cannot quite remove it entirely."

So long as said irritation keeps its distance, perhaps there can be peace.

"There was a place not dissimilar to this I visited in my youth. High up in the mountains, a tavern with a small hot springs out the back. Much quieter."

Well, aside from when he had scores of visitors all vying for his attention and for rewards. Those clients tended not to stay, however, only to pass through.