The knight entered a guard stance, his sword shining in the cave-lair's torchlight. "Beast!" He called. "What have you done with Her Highness?"
The dragon let out a growl... not of hostility, but of a raw, pure, exasperation. "Miguel... Gods, Miguel, you're an idiot sometimes."
"Deplorable beast! How do you know my name? What vile schemes form behind those monstrous eyes of yours? What have you done with Princess Leonora?"
The clattering of buckles and fastenings echoed across the wind-swept castle tower top,
"Ow. A bit looser. You're pinching my scales."
Miguel frowned a little, as he loosened the satchel-bag's strap a few inches. "Your highness", he muttered. "Are you sure about this journey?"
"Very much so", the beautiful, white-scaled dragon replied, "If I go alone by air, it's less than a day's travel."
Emilio sat on the edge of the fountain under the bright light of a full moon. In the mansion behind him, chattering and the clanging of plates and glasses rang out into the night, slowly dissipating into silence like ripples in a lake.
He turned his head to spot a figure approaching him; a woman in a embroidered dress, with long flowing hair - and a pair of curving, beautiful horns.
I am loving these so much
