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hand, and a few unrecognizable words, a shimmer shot forth to hit the ground.
Kade started to get a bad feeling in his gut. Zayle seemed tense and it worried him. It worried him deeply. He took a couple of steps toward his master and asked, “What?”
“Hush,” Zayle commanded. “Something,” he said slowly. “Something comes. And, it’s large.”
Zayle slowly looked up and regarded the woods, but it was worry that Kade saw in the man’s eyes. Why ? he thought to himself. Why would Master appear to be so worried and even…afraid? Kade pondered as he saw a look in his master’s eyes that he could not ever recall seeing. It was then that he felt the vibrations of something hitting the ground hard and coming fast. The vibrations were getting stronger by the second. His heart leapt as his hopes started to soar.
Could it be my dragon? Kade considered, fearing to hope too much. He paused for a moment, liking the thought of having a dragon once again. He liked it more and more, considering no one else had a dragon. Well, no one that he had ever heard of that was alive. There were stories of Ancient Chosen having dragons, but that had been millennia ago. Any moment his dragon was going to burst out of the woods, proving to his master that everything he had been saying was true.
His hopes were rising until his analytical mind took over, forcing thoughts into his head that were not as promising. What if it is another animal? What if it’s another grimalkin? He fought the panic as he watched the woods intently. It has to be the dragon , Kade thought as the shaking of the ground increased. The thought of a cat-like creature charging at them had him on edge. He relaxed just a little but only a little as the protective barrier shimmered.
Kade noticed his master watching him, reading all his facial expressions. He wondered what his master saw and what conclusion he drew. But, the look of worry on Zayle’s face did not sit well with him. Kade was certain his master was keeping something from him. He was considering asking what was wrong, but the sound in the forest was getting louder, and closer. When it seemed as if it was almost upon them, there was a deafening roar that made both men’s hearts jump. The sense of shear power in that sound made Kade swallow hard. The dragon burst into the opening and slammed into the barrier. It bounced off so violently that Kade thought it might have broken its neck. After a few moments, it quickly regained its feet, and its eyes locked onto Kade. The dragon reoriented and pushed against the barrier, trying to get to the man it had known only a few short hours, but was attached to, nonetheless. The stories he had heard about the Chosen having dragons briefly flashed through his mind, and then he was focused on this one.
Kade felt as if his heart might explode with joy as he raced toward his dragon and threw his arms as far around its neck as he could. He never felt a more sweet sensation on his face than the supple, leathery feeling of his dragon’s scales. Zayle looked on in horror, expecting this beast to snap up his apprentice with those dangerous teeth.
“I thought you had left,” Kade said in a rush. “I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to see you,” he said, not wanting to take his hands off the dragon, as if doing so might cause it to flee and never come back.
Kade turned with pride and overflowing joy to introduce his new dragon but froze with the words stuck in his throat. The look of horror and dismay on Zayle’s face mixed with fear on the edge of panic caused Kade’s pulse to quicken. Overwhelming confusion filled him as he looked upon his
Kade started to get a bad feeling in his gut. Zayle seemed tense and it worried him. It worried him deeply. He took a couple of steps toward his master and asked, “What?”
“Hush,” Zayle commanded. “Something,” he said slowly. “Something comes. And, it’s large.”
Zayle slowly looked up and regarded the woods, but it was worry that Kade saw in the man’s eyes. Why ? he thought to himself. Why would Master appear to be so worried and even…afraid? Kade pondered as he saw a look in his master’s eyes that he could not ever recall seeing. It was then that he felt the vibrations of something hitting the ground hard and coming fast. The vibrations were getting stronger by the second. His heart leapt as his hopes started to soar.
Could it be my dragon? Kade considered, fearing to hope too much. He paused for a moment, liking the thought of having a dragon once again. He liked it more and more, considering no one else had a dragon. Well, no one that he had ever heard of that was alive. There were stories of Ancient Chosen having dragons, but that had been millennia ago. Any moment his dragon was going to burst out of the woods, proving to his master that everything he had been saying was true.
His hopes were rising until his analytical mind took over, forcing thoughts into his head that were not as promising. What if it is another animal? What if it’s another grimalkin? He fought the panic as he watched the woods intently. It has to be the dragon , Kade thought as the shaking of the ground increased. The thought of a cat-like creature charging at them had him on edge. He relaxed just a little but only a little as the protective barrier shimmered.
Kade noticed his master watching him, reading all his facial expressions. He wondered what his master saw and what conclusion he drew. But, the look of worry on Zayle’s face did not sit well with him. Kade was certain his master was keeping something from him. He was considering asking what was wrong, but the sound in the forest was getting louder, and closer. When it seemed as if it was almost upon them, there was a deafening roar that made both men’s hearts jump. The sense of shear power in that sound made Kade swallow hard. The dragon burst into the opening and slammed into the barrier. It bounced off so violently that Kade thought it might have broken its neck. After a few moments, it quickly regained its feet, and its eyes locked onto Kade. The dragon reoriented and pushed against the barrier, trying to get to the man it had known only a few short hours, but was attached to, nonetheless. The stories he had heard about the Chosen having dragons briefly flashed through his mind, and then he was focused on this one.
Kade felt as if his heart might explode with joy as he raced toward his dragon and threw his arms as far around its neck as he could. He never felt a more sweet sensation on his face than the supple, leathery feeling of his dragon’s scales. Zayle looked on in horror, expecting this beast to snap up his apprentice with those dangerous teeth.
“I thought you had left,” Kade said in a rush. “I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to see you,” he said, not wanting to take his hands off the dragon, as if doing so might cause it to flee and never come back.
Kade turned with pride and overflowing joy to introduce his new dragon but froze with the words stuck in his throat. The look of horror and dismay on Zayle’s face mixed with fear on the edge of panic caused Kade’s pulse to quicken. Overwhelming confusion filled him as he looked upon his
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