LSH 3: Friends, Flights and Fear
The sound of something being dragged across the grass made Kaarif's body tense but after a quick glance he confirmed it was Reeva approaching and relaxed again. With a corner of her cushion in her jaws and the rest dragging beside her, she gave a weak...
LSH 8: Hatchlings and Heroes
"Oh my god, just have his eggs already!" Kaarif exclaimed in mock frustration, while he drove a fry around his plate with a talon to collect the sauce, Reeva sat next to him with her lunch and diary in front of her. Reeva's frill flicked up and she...
Chapter 2: The Marshal
With his fists clenched around the handles of his travel cases, Benjamin stepped down the rickety timber steps from the makeshift platform as the train behind him blew its whistle and began to depart. His face still smarted from the blows he endured on...
LSH 4: Cushions, Confrontation and Comfort food
Reeva smiled as Meegi finished serving another customer and began walking back to the two cushions they had dragged together. Sprawled across the padded surface was a collection of notebooks, thick pens and textbooks. Despite the occasional...
LSH 6: Dancing and Dragonball
Kaarif ignored the glances from the humans in the elevator, as he silently mouthed the lyrics to the song that blasted through his headphones. The young aquatic drake sat at the back of the elevator, his head bouncing and swaying along to the beat as...
LSH 5: Rules and breaking them
Reeva sat on her haunches next to her mother while half a dozen younger dragons bounced around them. Before class, the school's harness shop was always abuzz with activity, with parents purchasing replacement harnesses for their young. Either due to...
LSH Epiloge 2/2: One last dance
“How do I look?" Meegi asked, while adjusting the straps on the burgundy red leather harness he wore. It seemed that no matter how much he adjusted the straps, he couldn't get it to sit right across his shoulders. Turning his body from side to...
LSH Epiloge 1/2: Getting above it all
“If you look at that ticket one more time…" Reevian hissed to her mate in a hushed voice. The departure gate was bustling with activity as dragons and humans alike made their way towards their respective gates and on to their destinations. With a stern...
Chapter 3: Silver and Lead
Stepping into the home where the late Marshal had once lived, Benjamin placed one of his cases down and removed his hat before looking around the space. The interior consisted of only two areas, a large space suitable for the dragons and a smaller room...
LSH 10: Invitations and Initiatives (Finale)
"What's wrong, little egg?" Neebis asked, while sliding a bowl of fruit across the counter towards the sky-blue dragoness who trudged towards him and sat on her haunches. He could tell that his daughter hadn't slept much by the way her wings drooped...
LSH 9: Failure, Friends and Falling
Underneath one of the many oak trees that were scattered around campus, Meegi found himself alternating between pretending to focus on his fellow classmates presenting their speeches and stealing glances at his notes. Despite the building nerves in his...