It wasn’t enough to push the hand off of me, but it kept her from crushing me. She flinched back and swiped with a claw. Xxnx And then her jaw crashed into the shield. How his wife had died? I let the vermin scurry around when I could feast on them. He twisted hard. It blurred red. I drank a third potion, the pain finally fading, letting me focus on the battle. We still had a chance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Acolyte Sophia
The wind crashed into me, lifted me from my feet. The dragon brought her claw and shield to her mouth and breathed fire. I had realized she didn’t love me before, that I was just a possession to her, something to be claimed, to be jealously held onto. I grabbed her spiked ridged with my other hand, wrenching my ax out. Her jaw opened, fangs as long as




















