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and the result of this was... the dragon NOT immediately killing the downed allies?
From the dragons perspective, it has every reason to. They have no more use and crushing them can demoralize his Will.
My understanding is that we need to recall Valacirca's desire for heroism. If the allies can't serve as hostages to seduce Will from heroism, Vala uses them as stakes to fight for.Arrogance, likely.
I understand that the allies not immediately dying causes Will's words to not weigh as heavily, but I think Vala is looking for the classic glorious struggle against the impossible rather than something tinged with perhaps bitterness or revenge, as he repeatedly tests to see if Will has.