Her Tears

"Why is he called the Silver Dragon ?" Instead, I ask.

Duffield answers eagerly. "Legend has it that his ancestors on his father's side, the Nikolay were Dragon guardian Knights during the Middle Ages before they left for the crusades. The last dragon they guarded was in the highlands of Scotland, it was a silver dragon. So they forged a second coat of arms alongside the Scandinavian Nikolay coat of arms. A Christian cross with an encircling Silver dragon inspired by the Celtic Cross since they intermarried with Scottish women.."

"That is so cool!" I breathe in wonderment. "and here I thought dragons were mythical creatures!"

"Perhaps! But the title and legend have had to come from somewhere, right?" Duffield remarks deep in thought. "From a mediaeval portrait in his study, the last of his ancestor to guard a dragon bore an uncanny resemblance to the younger Mister Nikolay himself."

My thoughts drift to the tea boxes in the kitchen pantry. So the contemporary hand paintings of a silve