This is what we want.
Dragons listen to the strong and wise, Malboros blindly eat what they want and spew status ailing breath. Now we know why the Scared Tree Seeds are dangerous when grown, they reflect the handler.
Speaking of reflection, look at Liz's. It grew tall and strong, highly resistant to trauma, and chose to keep growing. Became stronger when hard times were pressed. Even when losing it's base, it didn't die, it lived.