Takes one to know one?

Adi blinked. Okay, yeah he was stubborn... a little. "Touché, Benny.'' His poor bestie. He couldn't imagine what it was like being all alone because he was too shy to make friends. "You've made more friends now,'' he continued dully, noticing the sarcasm but not having any whitty comebacks. "Your first year was just bad luck. Or good luck seeing as you didn't know me then. Probably those were the last peaceful days of your life.''

"Your new friends would be better. Besides, you're not so quiet anymore.'' Surely Benny knew that. Adi began doodling randomly in the sand with his left index finger just as the other boy sat beside him. "The shy dragon is set to go out on his own now. Get away from the mean Hippogriff.''