The knights gaining behind her cursed for her to stop but she ignored them,
striving to get away. She ran to a clearing in the forest and came to a
trail that led to the back of a monastery of some sort. Some how it had
raised her spirits as she hoped there might have been some place that she
could hide out. She looked back horrified seeing her chasers with long
swords pounding with the thundering hooves of their steeds. Now they had
been catching up to her. She darted away from them rolling down a vast hill
and hit the back of the stoned wall of the monastery. The noble on his
horse stopped for a second asking," where did she go?". One of the other
knights shouted," down that hill!". The noble nodded then gave orders", we
will take another route down then men". Afterward the noble and his knights
rode off down a distant trail.
Grace stumbled with her feet as she ran along the side of the monastery. There was no escape for her now as she came to thick bushes that might hide her from the knights but she could have only prayed. She compressed her back against the monastery wall hiding with in the side of the bushes, she could feel her heart racing, thrashing inside her. The heavy hooves from the knight's horses trampled the dirt below them in a slow moving fashion. Grace was tempted to peek around the shrubbery that was hiding her but drew back knowing they would find her eventually as they passed.
As they were near Grace began to go into panic. Her breaths became shortened out of the shock of fear. Then out of nowhere a large clawed hand reached out in front of her face and pulled her into the secret hidden passageway of the monastery wall, hiding her from the knights that were passing by. Grace had the sudden urge to scream. She fought and jerked to get the gigantic hand off her mouth. " Stay quiet", came a soft gentle voice", I'm not going to hurt you". Grace could hear the knights just outside the wall searching for her. Some thing horrifying she thought, a monster she thought, was behind her with massive jaws and sharp teeth ready to tear her in two.
Finally, after many minutes of listening and staying quiet she knew the knights had left continuing their search for her. Grace flinched to look back. But her predator as it seemed had a good lock on her. She could tell by the large scaly hand that it was not human, but some kind of creature. He had been soft spoken and did save her life but what to expect next was to be shocking. In the soft voice he carried he asked generously," If I remove my hand promise me you will not scream?". Grace nodded very quickly in reply as she took her fingers off his clawed hand covering her mouth. A toothy grin came across his face as he gently removed his hand from her mouth and stepped into the shadows near the pillars of a glowing torch lighten with an orange heated fire.
Grace caught her breath as she slowly turned around to see who her hero was. She had shifted her fragile frame and finally, gaped a whispering gasp. Her blue-green eyes widened as she tumbled tripping back against the wall frozen by the sight of her hero. He watched her with curiosity with his large golden-green eyes. He sat folding his large leathery wings on each side of his body, curling his spiked tail around to his left side. In a soft fearful voice Grace had asked", who? who are you?.". He stood up moving a bit closer to her in the dim light from the torch, save for its warmth in the musty place. Awed Grace stared at him as if he were breath taking like something she had never witnessed before and have only heard of his kind in myths and legends. Only seeing pictures and read from the archives over the internet trying to find if there was any evidence and proof in science as to whether or not they were real.
" You're a Dragon.", Grace said in a voice that was drowned out by curiosity. Her hero nodded slowly and replied;" I'm Drake.do you have a name fair angel?". Grace immediately blushed! Hiding her blush beneath her blonde curly bangs that stringed down her face as she gave way a shy smirk. She looked at him with bright innocent eyes and catched her courage finally," Grace.is my name". A flash stuck through Drake like a moment in time had stopped. He recognized the voice right away of the voice in his dream calling his name. The very same voice he had heard was also from Grace who was standing in front of him. He shook his head passing it by. Then an enormous toothy grin appeared on Drakes features," Grace.that's a very beautiful name," he said delighted in meeting her. Grace smiled letting out a funny giggle.
" Do you have a place to stay?", Drake asked," you look exhausted". Grace shook her head", truly I am lost.confused I don't even know what's going on around here.I'm trying to get home.", she paused and sighed as an empty expression covered her features," that is if I can ever get home again.". Drake tilted his head", where are you from? And why were you so frightened.". Grace looked at Drake blankly. Drake shook his head", never mind I'm sure you can tell me later. I'll be more than happy to answer your questions, but right now I believe its wise that I find you a place to stay, until you recover from what ever it was that frightened you so much. I have a chamber if you'd like to stay not to far from these caverns?".
Grace nodded," anything to get away from those knights". Drake nodded understanding how she felt about them hunting her like that but yet they too would have thought her to be quaint to be seeing someone as strange as her appear into their land. " Do you trust me?", Drake asked being sure that she had not become fearful of him. Grace smiled slightly," I trust you". Drake smiled in response and led the way through the musty mildew caverns.
The knights had long given up their search for Grace, as it was drawing near sunset. One of the king's advisors came reporting to the king with a message. He bowed before the gentle ruler in respect. The King bent his head in a royal nod of gesture allowing to hear what the noble had to report. " Your majesty, I have come to tell you of a message that all your knights have deep concern for". " Go on " the king replied. The noble continued", there has been a report of an unknown traveler who has some how made it into our land. The guards at the borderlines had suggested that no one was let in at the gates during the time. But our knights found a fair maiden in strange black clothes with hair like the sun, curly like a cherub's today. She was last seen escaping into the northern parts of the forest this afternoon disappearing with out a trace".
The king sat back in his throne and pondered," odd" he said scratching his chin. " Is there anything you wish for us to do sire if she is seen again?". " I'd like to meet with this fair maiden", the king declared. " Then it shall be done your majesty". The noble after bowed in respect. The king smiled dismissing the noble as he continued talking his conversation with the bishop that stood next to the throne. As the noble left a young monk, who had been listening the whole time, hid around a wall from the throne room. He thought about the whole situation, wondering if this is what Drake had mentioned in his dream about a young lady saving him from a dark shadow. He then left quickly to tell Geoff who had knew Drake very well, about the over heard rumor that had been reported to the king recently.
Later Grace got a tour of Drakes comfortable home. Drake told her how the monks had kept him in this place for so long before she had come and some time after he met Geoff and had to save the world from an evil dragon. Grace was certainly awed by his story, but she also found it to be unreal. " So now that I'm done telling you about me, how about you? any adventures and exciting entertaining things happen in your life?", Drake asked confidently. Grace shook her head", not since I came here. Where ever here is.". Drake tilted his head puzzled as to what she was talking about. Drake had never heard a place called America before as Grace had told him where she was from. He thought it to be strange just as he thought the outfit she wore was a bit strange almost as if she had been an alien from another world.
Grace thought as she explained then came up with a new question", I really don't mean to be a burden but perhaps you wouldn't mind telling me what year and century this is". Drake looked very surprised at Grace as if she had been hit over the head with something extremely hard. " Either you must be lost. Or you have a terrible case of amnesia", Drake laughed a little. " I'm lost yes! But I have not lost my memory!", Grace glowered at him. " Hey! hey calm down I did not mean that as an insult." Drake said with a feel of guilt. Grace sighed shaking her head", I'm sorry but please you must tell me. I need to know a year, a century anything!" she pleaded. Concerned Drake looked at her quite worried", well if you must know its 1009 11th century A.D.".
Speechless Grace stared at him in shock, her eyes stuttering in panic. In a soft spoken voice Drake asked her", what's wrong? What is it". In a panicky voice Grace replied", there's no way! It can't be possible I'm dreaming!". Drake blinked oddly. Watching as Grace paced in circles. " I must be dreaming and can't wake up. That's it, or maybe, maybe I'm dead!". Drake stood up reaching over and placed his hand on one of her shoulders, trying to calm her down. She looked at him still in dismay shock. Drake looked down at her looking her straight in the eyes," you are not dreaming and you're not dead". Grace's eyes dipped back and fourth looking for nothing on the ground," well there's just no possible way that I have traveled 1000 years back into the past". " Don't panic", Drake said", just calm down and tell me what happened and I'll see what I can do".
Drake released his grip from her shoulder, and walked back to his mountain stack of pillows and flopped down on them to hear her story. Grace sat on the first stone like staircase that led into Drake's comfy corner of the next room. " Well if you really must know", she began", where I'm from.the world is advanced with technology its a lot like ancient Rome only the city is made up of metal instead of stone. There is a lot of drugs and crime that go on there.last I remember it was the 21st century and not the year you gave me.I was sleeping on a hill after I traveled her by plane. I woke up to a very strange environment and all these weird things started to happen. First was meeting an ignorant lady dressed in rags, then bumping into a bunch of knights who were hunting me down like a wild animal and now meeting a dragon really tops it off.I'm just so confused. I don't know how to get home. And now I know where I am time and place, I don't know if I'll ever get back to the future".
Grace stumbled with her feet as she ran along the side of the monastery. There was no escape for her now as she came to thick bushes that might hide her from the knights but she could have only prayed. She compressed her back against the monastery wall hiding with in the side of the bushes, she could feel her heart racing, thrashing inside her. The heavy hooves from the knight's horses trampled the dirt below them in a slow moving fashion. Grace was tempted to peek around the shrubbery that was hiding her but drew back knowing they would find her eventually as they passed.
As they were near Grace began to go into panic. Her breaths became shortened out of the shock of fear. Then out of nowhere a large clawed hand reached out in front of her face and pulled her into the secret hidden passageway of the monastery wall, hiding her from the knights that were passing by. Grace had the sudden urge to scream. She fought and jerked to get the gigantic hand off her mouth. " Stay quiet", came a soft gentle voice", I'm not going to hurt you". Grace could hear the knights just outside the wall searching for her. Some thing horrifying she thought, a monster she thought, was behind her with massive jaws and sharp teeth ready to tear her in two.
Finally, after many minutes of listening and staying quiet she knew the knights had left continuing their search for her. Grace flinched to look back. But her predator as it seemed had a good lock on her. She could tell by the large scaly hand that it was not human, but some kind of creature. He had been soft spoken and did save her life but what to expect next was to be shocking. In the soft voice he carried he asked generously," If I remove my hand promise me you will not scream?". Grace nodded very quickly in reply as she took her fingers off his clawed hand covering her mouth. A toothy grin came across his face as he gently removed his hand from her mouth and stepped into the shadows near the pillars of a glowing torch lighten with an orange heated fire.
Grace caught her breath as she slowly turned around to see who her hero was. She had shifted her fragile frame and finally, gaped a whispering gasp. Her blue-green eyes widened as she tumbled tripping back against the wall frozen by the sight of her hero. He watched her with curiosity with his large golden-green eyes. He sat folding his large leathery wings on each side of his body, curling his spiked tail around to his left side. In a soft fearful voice Grace had asked", who? who are you?.". He stood up moving a bit closer to her in the dim light from the torch, save for its warmth in the musty place. Awed Grace stared at him as if he were breath taking like something she had never witnessed before and have only heard of his kind in myths and legends. Only seeing pictures and read from the archives over the internet trying to find if there was any evidence and proof in science as to whether or not they were real.
" You're a Dragon.", Grace said in a voice that was drowned out by curiosity. Her hero nodded slowly and replied;" I'm Drake.do you have a name fair angel?". Grace immediately blushed! Hiding her blush beneath her blonde curly bangs that stringed down her face as she gave way a shy smirk. She looked at him with bright innocent eyes and catched her courage finally," Grace.is my name". A flash stuck through Drake like a moment in time had stopped. He recognized the voice right away of the voice in his dream calling his name. The very same voice he had heard was also from Grace who was standing in front of him. He shook his head passing it by. Then an enormous toothy grin appeared on Drakes features," Grace.that's a very beautiful name," he said delighted in meeting her. Grace smiled letting out a funny giggle.
" Do you have a place to stay?", Drake asked," you look exhausted". Grace shook her head", truly I am lost.confused I don't even know what's going on around here.I'm trying to get home.", she paused and sighed as an empty expression covered her features," that is if I can ever get home again.". Drake tilted his head", where are you from? And why were you so frightened.". Grace looked at Drake blankly. Drake shook his head", never mind I'm sure you can tell me later. I'll be more than happy to answer your questions, but right now I believe its wise that I find you a place to stay, until you recover from what ever it was that frightened you so much. I have a chamber if you'd like to stay not to far from these caverns?".
Grace nodded," anything to get away from those knights". Drake nodded understanding how she felt about them hunting her like that but yet they too would have thought her to be quaint to be seeing someone as strange as her appear into their land. " Do you trust me?", Drake asked being sure that she had not become fearful of him. Grace smiled slightly," I trust you". Drake smiled in response and led the way through the musty mildew caverns.
The knights had long given up their search for Grace, as it was drawing near sunset. One of the king's advisors came reporting to the king with a message. He bowed before the gentle ruler in respect. The King bent his head in a royal nod of gesture allowing to hear what the noble had to report. " Your majesty, I have come to tell you of a message that all your knights have deep concern for". " Go on " the king replied. The noble continued", there has been a report of an unknown traveler who has some how made it into our land. The guards at the borderlines had suggested that no one was let in at the gates during the time. But our knights found a fair maiden in strange black clothes with hair like the sun, curly like a cherub's today. She was last seen escaping into the northern parts of the forest this afternoon disappearing with out a trace".
The king sat back in his throne and pondered," odd" he said scratching his chin. " Is there anything you wish for us to do sire if she is seen again?". " I'd like to meet with this fair maiden", the king declared. " Then it shall be done your majesty". The noble after bowed in respect. The king smiled dismissing the noble as he continued talking his conversation with the bishop that stood next to the throne. As the noble left a young monk, who had been listening the whole time, hid around a wall from the throne room. He thought about the whole situation, wondering if this is what Drake had mentioned in his dream about a young lady saving him from a dark shadow. He then left quickly to tell Geoff who had knew Drake very well, about the over heard rumor that had been reported to the king recently.
Later Grace got a tour of Drakes comfortable home. Drake told her how the monks had kept him in this place for so long before she had come and some time after he met Geoff and had to save the world from an evil dragon. Grace was certainly awed by his story, but she also found it to be unreal. " So now that I'm done telling you about me, how about you? any adventures and exciting entertaining things happen in your life?", Drake asked confidently. Grace shook her head", not since I came here. Where ever here is.". Drake tilted his head puzzled as to what she was talking about. Drake had never heard a place called America before as Grace had told him where she was from. He thought it to be strange just as he thought the outfit she wore was a bit strange almost as if she had been an alien from another world.
Grace thought as she explained then came up with a new question", I really don't mean to be a burden but perhaps you wouldn't mind telling me what year and century this is". Drake looked very surprised at Grace as if she had been hit over the head with something extremely hard. " Either you must be lost. Or you have a terrible case of amnesia", Drake laughed a little. " I'm lost yes! But I have not lost my memory!", Grace glowered at him. " Hey! hey calm down I did not mean that as an insult." Drake said with a feel of guilt. Grace sighed shaking her head", I'm sorry but please you must tell me. I need to know a year, a century anything!" she pleaded. Concerned Drake looked at her quite worried", well if you must know its 1009 11th century A.D.".
Speechless Grace stared at him in shock, her eyes stuttering in panic. In a soft spoken voice Drake asked her", what's wrong? What is it". In a panicky voice Grace replied", there's no way! It can't be possible I'm dreaming!". Drake blinked oddly. Watching as Grace paced in circles. " I must be dreaming and can't wake up. That's it, or maybe, maybe I'm dead!". Drake stood up reaching over and placed his hand on one of her shoulders, trying to calm her down. She looked at him still in dismay shock. Drake looked down at her looking her straight in the eyes," you are not dreaming and you're not dead". Grace's eyes dipped back and fourth looking for nothing on the ground," well there's just no possible way that I have traveled 1000 years back into the past". " Don't panic", Drake said", just calm down and tell me what happened and I'll see what I can do".
Drake released his grip from her shoulder, and walked back to his mountain stack of pillows and flopped down on them to hear her story. Grace sat on the first stone like staircase that led into Drake's comfy corner of the next room. " Well if you really must know", she began", where I'm from.the world is advanced with technology its a lot like ancient Rome only the city is made up of metal instead of stone. There is a lot of drugs and crime that go on there.last I remember it was the 21st century and not the year you gave me.I was sleeping on a hill after I traveled her by plane. I woke up to a very strange environment and all these weird things started to happen. First was meeting an ignorant lady dressed in rags, then bumping into a bunch of knights who were hunting me down like a wild animal and now meeting a dragon really tops it off.I'm just so confused. I don't know how to get home. And now I know where I am time and place, I don't know if I'll ever get back to the future".