`` but as i think of it , there is no reason you might not speak with the incan beast-i can not call myself a proper scholar in the tongue , but i have made some little study of quechua-i should be happy to instruct you in what little i know- '' `` i see no reason why anyone would like to speak with maila in the least , '' temeraire said , flattening his ruff as he looked up to see the incan dragon flying alongside iskierka : the very stupid feathery scales spread out wide when he flew , and shone gaudily iridescent in the sun .