* wings beat hard as the dragon came down to a landing, his legs touched down lightly their muscles contracting as they began to take the weight from the body. setting front legs down the dragon stretched its neck and roared, the sound punching through the air, followed by wisps of flames and smoke. the jaws snapped shut smoke and steam seeping out between the rows of teeth. then the dragon tensed every muscle of its great body. the body began to quiver as it began to shrink. the tail pulled into the body, the wings folded in and then melted into the forming skin. then a man stood where the dragon had. he pulled a bag out from behind a tree and headed for town.