chapter 1

Flames danced in the eyes of a young knight;

the kingdom he had sworn to protect just a week

ago, was now in ruins. In his arms laid a small

baby, crying, covered in the blood of her late

mother. The king had given her to the knight just

before a beam fell, crushing and killing the

beloved king. The last words the king spoke still

rang in the young knight’s ears. “Run. Take my

daughter and run! Protect her with your life...” Just

before he could move, he felt the sting of a sharp

blade slice through his abdomen, missing the

princess.

He quickly turned around, drawing his blade

and cutting off the head of the one who stabbed

him. He ran out, jumping onto the first horse he

came across, he headed off into the mountains.

Rumor has it that a dragon lived there, deep in the

caves of the mountain. He hoped that the princess

would be cared for there. It was the only way he

knew the princess would be safe, for he knew his

life was coming to an end.

A few hours later his horse stopped at the

mouth of a dark and eerie cave, it was the same

cave rumored to have a dragon inside. No one

knew if the dragon was even alive since no one

had seen him since the kingdom was built, over

200 years ago. “Hello...” The knight called out into

the darkness of the cave, only to go into a

coughing fit, blood splattered on the ground from

his mouth and from his wound.

The knight called again, before collapsing to

one knee from the pain. A moment later, a deep,

heavy voice came up from the deep abyss inside

the cave. “Why are you here? Has the king finally

decided to have me slain?” The voice said, getting

louder as it got closer. As the knight looked up, his

eyes grew to the size of saucers as he stared up at

a creature he never thought he’d see. Barely

hitting his head on the lip of the cave stood a

crimson red dragon, his eyes shining like

emeralds. Scars covered his scaly body as he

glared down at the dying knight in front of him.

“The kingdom.. Has fallen...” The knight

croaked out coughing up more blood. “Her and I

are the only survivors, but my end is drawing

near...” he said gasping for breath. “Please protect

the only heir to my beloved king-” The knight

didn't finish. Collapsing, the life he once had, now

gone from this world. But before the knight’s body

hit the floor, the dragon caught the princess, who

was fast asleep, suckling on the blood soaked

blanket that she was wrapped up in.

The dragon sighed, made his way slowly back into the cave, as

he did the princess woke up and began to cry.

Alarmed the dragon quickly made his way over to

a pile of gold, he gently laid her down, using the

blanket she had to cover her. “You’re hungry aren’t

you...?” He asked rhetorically as he began to look

through his treasure for something to feed his new daughter.

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