An hour later after the nose bleed accident, it turned nighttime. The pitch black night filled with many bright stars, and ghen there was the moon. In the shape of a squircle, half empty, and shone brighter than torches. Some of the horses on the other side of the lake laid down to rest, while some stood.

Rose and Caden decided to make camp near the lake. Caden set up a campfire and Rose placed their sleeping mats. They were in a clearing between the grove of oak trees and the still sparkling lake, right next to the mountain. And after they aye their meal of fish and potatoes, Rose though it would be best to go right to bed. She went under a blanket and layed down on the sleeping mat. She looked up to Caden who sat on a block, writing on papers.

"Goodnight Caden, sleep well."

Caden looked up from the papers to her, and said.

"Goodnight."

Rose turned and fell fast asleep.

Rose sat sat right back up, gapsing for breath. She hadn't slept for long, when she felt a sudden burst of anxiety in her chest. From what though? She turned and found that yge fire fire was out, and the moon was the only light. But Rose knew something was wrong, where's Caden? He wasn't on hos sleeping mat, nor on the block. She stood up and looked around, she looked across the lake, and saw the horses, all were standing, panicked, some ran off. But the ones who stayed whinnied and whined, pounding their forelimbs on the ground, and then they sped off.

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

She heard the sound of a great rumblin, like ten earthquakes in one, or the mountains crumbling. She spun around, and saw a great figure in the trees. Something large, with purple eyes, giving a hateful stare. Rose stumbled back, almost trippinupherself. She saw something long, and big above the trees, it almost looked like a tentacle. Suddenly, with one with swipe, the tentacle swung and smashed the trees down, right to the stump. Like axe upon wood. And she saw what caused the damage. It was the Great Black Dragon. And it wanted her!

"Roooooaaaaaaahhh!"

The beast lunged it's head forward with lightning speed, but Rose dodgeed, and fell right into the lake!

"Aaaaaah!"

Rose sat right up, panting.

"What's going on?!"

Caden asked urgently, jumping from the cube to his feet.

Rose looked around her, the trees hadn't been destroyed, and the horses were still across the lake. The fire was gone, showing that it had been a long while. Rose let out a sigh, and said.

"I'm sorry, i just had a nightmare."

"A nightmare?"

Asked Caden, with a look of surprise. Rose didn't know what to say.

"I'm sorry I woke you."

"You didn't. Just wanted to see if you were okay."

Rose felt her face heat up, she spoke.

"I'm glad your here Caden."

Caden gave a quizzical look.

"Hm?"

Rose realized what she said.

"Um... I mean, thank you for sticking by me."

"Oh,"

Caden shrugged.

"Yeah, well... It's better than being alone."

"Goodnight Caden."

"Hmph."

Rose layed back down, and tried falling back asleep.

The rest of the night, she dreamed of nothing.