We flew to the castle. But the closer we got, the darker it was. Trees were quickly losing leaves but it was the wrong season for that. The air was cold.
“The keeper is drawing life out of everything within its reach. It has an unending hunger. The devastation will reach the next village by night fall if we don’t stop it now.” Saple rumbled.
I didn’t need a reminder of how scary this was and knowledge like that didn’t seem helpful. But it came from my own dragon! I admired the wisdom that was now available to me and am grateful for the wonderful company.
“Does the keeper have power over the skies?” I asked.
As we approached the castle, the sky grew overcast with dark grey clouds. They were unusual. While the clouds were heavy and
We attacked with dragon fire again and again until I completely lost track of time. Saple and I had two sets of senses to rely on. We each had our own thoughts to process and evaluate the fight and we were able to understand each other without having to take the time to express it.It made us quicker.“Your years hiding in the shadows and avoiding humans has kept you sharp and alert, little one.” Saple complimented me. We had pulled back to regroup again and were considering how much work there was to do.As the keeper shrunk, it got faster. Together we were still twice as fast as the creature. But at this rate, we were going to need to fight all night and I could already feel the fatigue weighing on Saple.“You would b
A strange mewling noise caught her attention. She swallowed back her tears as she turned towards the noise. The dragon was lamenting the loss of Roger. It was the most miserable and saddest thing she had ever seen or heard.Suddenly, Saple’s eyes glowed bright red. He roared, as he let go of a stream of fire into the air, and magic crackled like lightning around them. The storm clouds built quickly around Saple and Roger but this time they engulfed the entire area, leaving Veronica stumbling around in a purple fog.She wasn’t sure what she was seeing between the darkness and the limited sight of the grainy fog. But the dragon was nuzzling Roger. Saple seemed to be glowing and shrinking as he poured himself into whatever spell and emotions he was experiencing.Veronica stood frozen in
Veronica walked into the forest and hit a tree with a bare fist. She wanted to cry. Despite being alone without anyone to impress, her tears would not come. Maybe she had already cried them all. She was so confused about her relationship with Prince Vaugn, while she appreciated the simplicity of her relationship with Roger. She had learned to love Roger completely. But there wasn’t the same attraction to him as there was with the prince and there were other emotions that she didn’t quite understand. It seemed like those emotions were what fueled the confusion. She remembered how Prince Vaugn had promised to listen to her and take her advice when it came to leading his country. It was a beautiful dream he had taken away. While she did not feel the same passion for it, the journey ahead with Ro
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