I awoke early the next morning, I tugged on my clothes and yelled at Forge
to wake up, lazy beast. I walked down the dismal hallway to find some
breakfast. I couldn't believe it, no one was awake, I mean it isn't that
early. I walked outside where Forge was waiting for me, I beckoned to him
and muttered something in his ear. Two seconds later the inhabitants of the
Blackwater Tavern where rudely awakened by a dragon roaring, the roar shook
the entire building. I mounted Forge, the opened his wings itching for
flight. Sometimes Forge could be like a child, "go on then" I muttered and
with a sweep of his mighty wings we were in the air. He soared upward, in
and out of clouds. Forge has always liked clouds for some strange reason,
maybe they taste nice? He glided smoothly over fields covered in sheep, I
was quite enjoying the ride. Suddenly he swooped down and picked a sheep
off the ground just as someone would pick an apple. It was gone in a feeble
bleat and puff of smoke. Forge continued to eat seven other sheep, greedy
git.
We stopped beside a clear, cool pool. Not many know this but dragons like swimming, bizarre huh? Whilst Forge happily swam in the water I sat on the bank, I was sewing my bag together where it had split. I hate mending things so I was in a foul temper. When Forge splashed me with water I lost it, we had a very extended augment as I recall. With my bag mended and Forge cleaned up we set off again. We were flying fast when we saw it, a red ball of light known as the Dragon's Eye. It was glowing, but it did that sometimes so we ignored it, bad mistake.
Forge was just flying low to the ground when a strange force seemed to surround us. It pulled at me, Forge pumped his powerful wings and managed to get free of the strange grip, but in doing so he threw me off his back! I was being dragged backward fast, everything was a blur of blue light and picture. The last thing I saw was forge trying to get to me before I was swept into a black oblivion.
I awoke or at least I think I did, I was floating and all was black. I knew all and I saw all. I saw what would happen, what can happen and what has happened. I floated there in nothingness until with a jolt the force that had put me threw me into a haze bright light. I hit the ground with a thud, and knew no more.
I flicked my ears, I could smell the pollen in the air. I got to me feet, I looked down, I didn't have feet! I had paws, a cat! I was a cat! Of all things I could have been I was a cat! I looked myself up and down in a nearby pond. I was kitten, close to being an adolescent, and by the look of it I was a grey striped tabby cat. I still had my steel coloured eyes, I had reserved some dignity. I looked around, I was in a forest, the trees and bushes were lush and green. Birds sang and other animals chattered. Where was I? No way could this be Rodar, or anywhere near the Dragon's Eye. Rodar was dank and covered in ash and dragons. But here there wasn't a single dragon in sight! Strange, I must explore this strange new world. So I walked, how long I walked I don't know. But I came to the large grey walls of a city I later learned to be called Osthos. Where was I? I heard someone coming up behind me, "hello little kitten, where did you come from?" said a woman, very beautiful too. I meowed softly. "Aren't you cute? Come with me, I think I'll give you a home" she picked me up and put me in her bag-like cloak hood. "Andine," a voice called "we should be getting back to the palace". "Coming, dear" the woman called Andine called back. Humans don't have to shout so loud, she really made my ears hurt. I curled up, neatly tucking my tail around my body, time to see what a little nap and time would give me, who was this woman? Friend or foe?
We stopped beside a clear, cool pool. Not many know this but dragons like swimming, bizarre huh? Whilst Forge happily swam in the water I sat on the bank, I was sewing my bag together where it had split. I hate mending things so I was in a foul temper. When Forge splashed me with water I lost it, we had a very extended augment as I recall. With my bag mended and Forge cleaned up we set off again. We were flying fast when we saw it, a red ball of light known as the Dragon's Eye. It was glowing, but it did that sometimes so we ignored it, bad mistake.
Forge was just flying low to the ground when a strange force seemed to surround us. It pulled at me, Forge pumped his powerful wings and managed to get free of the strange grip, but in doing so he threw me off his back! I was being dragged backward fast, everything was a blur of blue light and picture. The last thing I saw was forge trying to get to me before I was swept into a black oblivion.
I awoke or at least I think I did, I was floating and all was black. I knew all and I saw all. I saw what would happen, what can happen and what has happened. I floated there in nothingness until with a jolt the force that had put me threw me into a haze bright light. I hit the ground with a thud, and knew no more.
I flicked my ears, I could smell the pollen in the air. I got to me feet, I looked down, I didn't have feet! I had paws, a cat! I was a cat! Of all things I could have been I was a cat! I looked myself up and down in a nearby pond. I was kitten, close to being an adolescent, and by the look of it I was a grey striped tabby cat. I still had my steel coloured eyes, I had reserved some dignity. I looked around, I was in a forest, the trees and bushes were lush and green. Birds sang and other animals chattered. Where was I? No way could this be Rodar, or anywhere near the Dragon's Eye. Rodar was dank and covered in ash and dragons. But here there wasn't a single dragon in sight! Strange, I must explore this strange new world. So I walked, how long I walked I don't know. But I came to the large grey walls of a city I later learned to be called Osthos. Where was I? I heard someone coming up behind me, "hello little kitten, where did you come from?" said a woman, very beautiful too. I meowed softly. "Aren't you cute? Come with me, I think I'll give you a home" she picked me up and put me in her bag-like cloak hood. "Andine," a voice called "we should be getting back to the palace". "Coming, dear" the woman called Andine called back. Humans don't have to shout so loud, she really made my ears hurt. I curled up, neatly tucking my tail around my body, time to see what a little nap and time would give me, who was this woman? Friend or foe?