Buschea & Lions by Ebonygriot
I don't own any characters from the Black Jewels Trilogy; they belong to the very inspiring and talented Anne Bishop. New characters are my imagination. I make no profit from the tale that follows.
[This is my first attempt at fanfiction so honest and critical reviews welcome.
Notes on thoughts speech: 'spoken language' ; Dragon sspeak; [mind to mind thoughts ; individual character thoughts.
A little bit of a warning if you don't like stories told in mainly narration as told by story tellers you might want to skip the first 4 chapters. Dialogue doesn't begin to feature much before chapt 5. There is a reason for this trust me.
Backstory:
People and animals have always existed alongside each other in different lands. Some are aware of and in contact with each other. Others exist quite separately and are merely thought of as myth. Often fighting or struggling to control or hold onto the resources around them, their relationship, or the lack of it, was an important marker on how each group of being lived.
Initially the dominant beings were dragons. Matriarchal based creatures who considered themselves as the guardians of the land and sentient beings. Dragons didn't have much contact with those other sentient beings who they sought to protect. Lines of communication between the guardians and their wards were not open.
There was one exception. Buschea was a young, quite unique, curious, small and very observant young female dragon. Fascinated by the dance of life that took place within groups of any kind for survival Buschea wandered closer to her wards than other dragons.
This story is told through her observed memories and random interactions through eons of time not usefully measured in human terms.
[At the root of this story I asked the questions: What if there had been one dragon still alive when Lorn & Draca thought they were the last two? And What if the remaining dragon had been living separate from the other dragons for centuries before they practically became extinct? See what you think and don't forget send in honest R&R.