The Familiar
Its a salamander. Salamanders were once mistaken for dragons in the olden days and went into hiding when their giant "cousins" disappeared. Sightings of these creatures is what kept the dragon myths going. so whenever some one said they had seen a dragon its one of these guys. One of the reasons is the scales the scales on these and dragons are similar so the same color combinations are possible.. The difference between the two besides size, wings, is the fact that where a dragon shoots fire a salamander can make whatever its touching burst into flames making them good combat companions.
This particular one is Ifrit his scales are like Tals so he blends with him making his combat value even better. Veskal and Tal met Ifrit after a particular forest village was burnt to the ground ( i wonder by who
cool )
Veskal not use to salamanders made the common mistake of seeing a second dragon so feeling threaten called for Tals help. Fortunatly for Ifrit Tal recognized the bond between the two "cousins". so Ifrit travels with Tal and Veskal. Often being the one that cals Tal out of his tantrums