[MR] Speaking Forsoothly ... was: Re: Were "Smalls" Children or "unmentionables"?

[Siegfried]

> There are no such things as dragons in this reality, so calling them 
> dragons is a bit of fancy all of itself. We're all supposed to be period 
> correct in every aspect of this anachronistic world.

Correct; however, in period, they did believe that dragons existed. 
(Depending upon your exact period and locality).  Therefore talking 
about dragons, and perhaps believing one sees a dragon, or not wanting 
to go to the place that the dragons live (parking lot) ...

Can actually be rather period.

Siegfried