A Dark Art

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 7] Early that next morning, I managed to pawn Farvin off on my squire. “Begin requisitioning supplies for the journey out east. Twenty… perhaps thirty, no forty horses, with rations and camp-making supplies for two weeks for the same amount of riders, and swords that are extra sharp.Continue reading “A Dark Art”

Practical Dragonry

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 6] Eriques leaned close to me and whispered. “A five-hundred-year-old elf? Would that be a milf or a gilf by elf standards?” “I have no idea what you’re saying,” I said, shoving the squire out of my personal space. He attempted once more to whisper at me. “MaybeContinue reading “Practical Dragonry”

Pointy Ears and All

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 5] “I will prove myself!” Farvin announced, jamming his finger into my ornamental court armor before we left the restaurant. “I won’t ask anything else of you but to follow in your steps. Until I have led you back to my home and watched you slay the beast,Continue reading “Pointy Ears and All”

The Man From the East

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 4] It was just past mid-day, and I had traveled about the Royal Capital more than I would normally in a week. Along the way, I quelled several groups of people wondering if we were truly at war with someone or something. I declared, multiple times, that itContinue reading “The Man From the East”

A Creature of Fire and Death

If It Were Only a Dragon [Chapter 3] The Royal Archives in the castle were run by the Ministry of Literature, predictably. The books there in the halls of the castle created an atmosphere choked with the smells of musty old paper and roughly treated dead animal skins. The place was watched over by anContinue reading “A Creature of Fire and Death”