User blog comment:Bunnyllove/If Igneel is king of the fire dragons what would that make Natsu?/@comment-24162515-20131113002530

AS shown by Atlas Flames actions towards Natsu, fire dragons who consider Igneel to be their King/King of fire dragons will treat Natsu as a brother (if not like royalty) depending on the dragon's own personality/disposition/opinion of humans and their willingness to accept one as their own. As a human Natsu is not the "Prince" of fire dragons but being the son of Igneel makes Natsu a prominent member of the fire dragon hierarchy (adopted or not). This would place above pretty much all other than Igneel and those directly related to Igneel that could possibly be considered the fire dragon "royal" family. As such jealousy and resentment towards Natsu for being a human from other dragons is all that would prevent Natsu from being accepted as son of Igneel and Prince of the fire dragons.