The Dragon King had been by his side for so long. Ever since he was a 16-year-old boy… The Old Lizard hadn't been kidding. He really had watched Dyon grow up.
Dyon had already lost count of the number of times the Dragon King had saved him, the amount of banter they had exchanged, the number of life experiences they had shared.
Others might think it was disrespectful to take the Dragon King as a corpse puppet after all this time, but by now, Dyon had a very deep understanding of the old lizard's demeanor. He would never waste time caring about what happened to his body after his death.
This action wasn't for the Dragon King. It was only Dyon symbolically letting the old lizard know that he cared, that he understood his plight.