He was too much of a coward... he should have stuck up for the dragonets more, if he truly cared. I'm honestly half/half. 

Also, I pity him. His poor wife. Coral was ruthless.

"And as for the dragon who helped you... I suppose that was your wife. She was somehow moved from the kitchens to the front lines. Shame the first battle was such a bloodbath."

— Coral, The Last Heir, Graphic Novel