I've found many children, regardless of species, tend to dislike mandatory time taken in water. Even if they'd played in puddles but hours before.

[ Of course, the key word there is 'play'. Picking up one of the soaked cloths beside the tub, Ysayle soaks it, then adds some of the oily fluid prescribed for the wyvers of this one's size - all the better to treat the sickly flaking hide that hasn't yet grown in its scales.

One hand is placed along its neck, while the other begins applying the treatment to wet dragonchild. ]

At least the smell is bearable. Certainly when compared to wet dog.