Keep moving; hit target lock for towers/nests and circle around while holding the Fire Breath trigger/key down. Once you take out most of the opponents you will automatically return to the battle tower.
You should have one skill point that you can put into Dragon Spirit, and can fly away behind the battle tower and use it to heal or otherwise rest up. You can get a second dragon skill point if you explore the fjords before getting the tower.
On the Xbox, a burst of speed is triggered by the left shoulder button. On the PC this is done by right clicking.
first time dragon help needed pleaseWhy is dragon so hard?What level are you? If you have a save before entering the summoning chamber, you can always reload and head to the fjords to level (presumably you've already finished everything in Broken Valley and sentinel island, except for one quest in each that will have to wait until you get the battle tower).
At level 20 the first dragon battle is pretty easy if you keep moving, heal a couple times and pay attention to your surroundings. At level 23 you don't really need to keep moving (though sitting in place too long would be bad) or pay too much attention to your surroundings, and you probably wouldn't need to heal.
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