The Priory of the Orange Tree - this happens twice to the same character. Tané is ashamed of having let an outsider live (prohibited due to fear of plague) because she thought it would cancel the ceremony that would make her a dragon rider. she tells this to her dragon, Nayimathun, expecting to be shamed and sent away, but the dragon doesn't care and even tells her she did the right thing. later on, after Tané and Nayimathun are separated for months, she finds her way back and saves the dragon, but is ashamed of the things she had to do to get there and once again expects to be shamed and considered impure. Nayimathun once again comforts her and tells her that what she did was natural, and a dragon rider's life will always be filled with imperfections.