While raw meat was plenty, the cooked dragon meat was not. In this wilderness, the only way for it to get cooked meat was from them.
He was sure that once the creature eats cooked meat, it will be hooked on its taste, thus deepening their interaction.
And if they were lucky, it would open an avenue for them to befriend and tame the beast.
So, cooked meat was an essential part of their ploy to tame the beast.
To further sell this ploy, they also decided to follow a predictable pattern of living.
Early morning hand-to-hand combat training. Then breakfast with grilled meat and some bread.
Noon, they would explore the island alone.
By evening, they would return and train with wooden swords.
At night, they would have a heavy meal of grilled meat, soup, and bread.
During all their meals, they would call the mythical beast and show how they consume everything. A portion of their food would also be left behind for the beast to consume.
