Really awesome update! Played all the way through and finished and had a blast. I only really have one gripe with the update though- I felt like the give in route with the dragon feels a bit odd to me. Maybe it's just me- but I felt like it was just so... Underwhelming? It just lets you advance all the way to the storm shrine with no consequences whatsoever, aside from missing out on some exp and equipment. (I guess the equipment is pretty good though, so it still is worth beating the boss...) But there was so much talk about how the dragon's going to pump the MC full of eggs or whatever and continue the lineage with him and blah blah blah that I was expecting the give in scene to be more than just a single animation and then "alright get outta here"- and because of that, I can't help but feel a little disappointed. (Though, maybe it's just because I find both the dragon's design and the concept really hot...)
It would probably be a lot more work on your plate making an extended scene or whatever though, so I understand. Not like I can have much input given that I know literally nothing about game development lol... Aside from that, really great update! I had a lot of fun with everything else!