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" My lady we should go before it decides to return. When we get back we shall have hunting parties..." She turns to him still holding the gold. " You will do no such thing. You are to never speak of my angel."

The knight takes a step back. " My lady..."

She seemed to stare right into his eyes. " If I did not make myself clear I will now. If you or my sight maid speaks of my angel I shall have you stoned."

The knight takes a knee. " As you wish... And of the dead mercenary your pet dragon slew?"

She became surprised. " That was a dragon!"

She puts the gold in a bag under her cloak. " Do what you think you should. We will leave immediately after you are done."

After the dead man was stripped of all of value he took his body was left to lie where it was. The knight tied his horse to the back of the wagon then took the reigns and started leading the team of horses down the road again. It was almost nightfall before they came to their destination. The capital of Avalon, Camelot. Here her father ruled the land. Before her birth it was prophesied by seers that she would be blind and not bare child with any man.

She just came from a secret meeting with one of their neighbors in negotiating an extended peace. One much needed for the civil war that would bring the land to ruin is coming. Sense she will not bare child after many have tried none would marry to rule the kingdom for one generation. A kingdom not especially large or important but significant to be desired for it's trade.

The neighboring kingdoms have agreed to not to interfere with the coming war because it would bring war to them on other borders. It very could throw the whole region into chaos like it once was when the dragons could still be seen flying in the skies long ago. As she left the wagon her father came to her and embraced her as he should. " I see things did not go smoothly."

He said after he let go. She smiled as she answered. " On the road only. They have agreed after some offerings their king enjoyed. There was a few bandit attacks. Us two are the only ones to survive."

He waves his hand beside of him and a large cup of wine was placed in it. He handed it to his daughter. She drank from it as he spoke, " There will be time to speak later. Now you must be tired."

When the dragon arrived at his cave another dragon was already there piles of gold ready to be moved. The two moved together and sniffed each other as they circled one another. Then the cave owner sat and so did the other. " What bring you by?" the cave owner asked.

The other gave a strait forward response. " I'm on my way to the new ones nestlings. The cold is coming and I've decided to raise one of the young. After I settle my urges of course. I'm surprised you haven’t taken them in yourself."

The other dragon took a moment to respond. " This place is safe but for those who can keep from their priorities in check. I have let mine slip sense the sky has brightened. I am not confident this home is safe anymore. I better tell the story from the beginning..."

It takes over an hour for him to go threw every detail he cared to tell. He did not tell what happened after he killed the one called Mercenary " ...The rest is obvious. If you came by sooner then it might have been avoided."

The visitor turns to a pile of gold. " I'll help you carry to a place you can hide it for a time. Then I must really be going."

They both look at the gold glistening on the polished rock. " I think I will stay. I did a good job in keeping me secret. Take the safeguarded gold with you. It's owner lives closer to her then me. I'll stay till you come this way again. Perhaps I'll go see her myself. See if I can care for one of the children. If this place is still safe."

The visiting dragon picks up some gold. The other helps him carry more and more stable. " It is safe to fly over the trees here but not far past them. You should stay till it brightens again anyways. I've not had company and there is more than enough food for us around."

As the visiting dragon sets the gold back in the cave's depths the cave owner searched for food for them. The visitor dragon ate better than he had in a long time. Then they settled in for a long talk with each other " It has been a long time sense any have came here."

The cave owner dragon said. The visitor agrees, " It has and it has almost have been as long sense I've seen any at my home. I've gotten word two more from the north do not draw breath again. That leaves us with forty-one"

The cave owner dragon remained silent in respect for a moment. " Our numbers continue to dwindle. I'm tired of witnessing it happen."

The visitor dragon nodded in agreement and said, " I am as well but we have no choice. We hide to live."

The cave owner shook his head slightly before saying, " I hid from a blind human female not a few days ago. I watched as males of her kind had their fun with her. It makes me wish I was doing it a little. A wolf challenged me for my cave because of it. I'm tired of all this hiding. I'm tired of having enough food to feed a hundred. I'm tired of not having a calling. The human called me Angel when when I was about to eat her. I think I will take it."

The visiting dragon became surprised. " None have taking a calling in our generation. You know it lessens the pain of the loss of one."

Angel snorts before responding, " What is another nameless dying? Just one less of us. It has been that thinking that has dwindled our numbers to next to nothing to compared to what they were. I was born near a century ago. We were triple in number then. A century before my birth five of that number. Another century before and we were not even able to count ourselves. Yet if nothing new is done our number will come to one that will make it unable to grow again in a generation. If we have one at all. My guardian raised me to believe in the ways of old coming back. The ways where we were the alpha predators and not the humans. Where when we flew all under us cowered in fear. I'm tired of that lie. It is time for something drastic to be done. I have an idea of what. It will make me very hated among the others but at least it will give us a chance to grow in numbers again."

The visiting dragon hesitated before asking what this glimmer of hope was, " And your idea is?"

Angel took a position of great shame before he answered, " To become the human pets."

A moment of awkward silence occurred then the visiting dragon bellowed in his laughter. It took a bit for him to regain his posture. " That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Us as human pets. I wish you can see the look on the female when I tell her this. It will brighten her mood."

Angel gave him a look of anger. " Who said I was joking? I was serious. Name me one creature they have taken that have not thrived in number? Even the small felines have grown to great numbers because of them and their only use to them is to kill the varmint that eats their stored food. If that. We are dying. By years, human metal, or accident our numbers are growing to nothing. We have no more time to waste. If this is not done there likely will not be a generation after the next. This way we still exist."

The visiting dragon seemed to start taking Angel serious. " You have lost your mind if you think others will go along with you. I'm not sure I will go along with you but I will spread your idea and wait till you act. That is the all I can do."

After a moment Angel bowed is head. " You're a good neighbor I have thought about what I shall do and I will try it after the cold has passed."