"If you see a village, burn it down with your fiery breath, son," Fauntelroy, the dragon's father always told him.

One day while he was playing in the forest, a little girl came along.

"What a cute little dragon!, " she said. "Do you want to be my friend?"

"Sure!, " said Fauntelroy, immediately forgetting everything his father told him about befriending people.

Fauntelroy and the little girl ran around the forest playing hide and seek and tag. When the sun began to set, the little girl asked Fauntelroy if he wanted to come home with her to meet her family. Again ____________ his father's advice, Fauntleroy agreed to go home with the little girl.

Which word best fills in the blank by clearly showing the writer's meaning?