A Bronze Rising: Returning Home
That morning I did not hunt. I slept in past dawn instead. I wanted to be well rested and not weighed down with a belly full of meat in case there was to be fighting done. However, I did not expect there to be any bloodshed today... except possibly one...
Kovu and Mipa: First Catch
"You shouldn't worry about it Mipa." said Kovu. The lion sped up to walk beside the female as she waddled, her overlarge tummy swinging side to side as she moved. There was a tiny rasping sound, the sound of the fur between her thighs rubbing as she...
A Bronze Rising: While he was Gone
I was not idle during the months that Tobias spent away. The estate of the late Knight was, piece, by piece, landscaped and turned into a lovely park. Cobblestone paths wound their way through trees I carefully removed from the forest and had planted...
A Bronze Rising: Out with the Old
I rested in the yard as the humans scurried about their tasks. At first most seemed to mill about aimlessly, their usual routine completely upturned. It only took the humans living on the estate a short time to get used to taking orders from Tobias...
A Bronze Rising: Justice
The road was barely wide enough for me as I slammed down on the mountain pass. I was incensed. It seemed like all of the months I had spent in human company had meant nothing. I was still shot at on sight by the least of them. Fury pounded in my heart...
A Bronze Rising: A Short Night
Dragons are very capable of remaining still for very long periods of time. In fact, most large dragons hibernate for extended periods throughout their lives. The heart slows, breaths become deeper and more prolonged. The eye lids droop down but don't...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Five
It happened quickly and with not a lot of warning, but it could have been easily avoided had I been more careful and had a little more sense in my head. Unfortunately, at that time in my life, I was light in both of those areas. The day was warm,...
A Bronze Rising: The Gift of Patience
I resist the temptation to simply fly down to the village, create a ruckus and position myself as the peoples' new ruler. Not that I couldn't, but that approach lacked finess and besides, they tiny things would probably attempt to kill me as soon as I...
A Bronze Rising: Father Issues
I moved my hand just in time, catching the large bolt in the fleshy pad between my thumb and first finger. With the range less than fifteen feet, the heavy crossbow packed enough power to punch through the scales on my palm. Ruby dragon-blood -...
A Bronze Rising: Homecoming
The shaft of sunlight coming down from the hole I'd punched in the canopy above created crisp shadows which moved as the morning progressed into midday. The sun on my back slowly warmed my skin and I felt my anger slowly warming as well as the minutes...
A Bronze Rising: Blizzard
Cold air streamed into my face as I slid along the fast-moving air current blasting its way through the upper reaches of the valley. Two weeks after the delegation from Anorton had arrived, winter decided to drop several feet of fresh snow over the...
Evolution Part I: Chapter Thirteen
He was right, of course. Just as he'd been right about everything. I just wished that he hadn't been this one time. It took just over a week for the black lab's premonition to come true. It was about half an hour after breakfast and I was lying...