Two clumsy dragons and a smart clever dragon runaway from Mordor. Just another way how Silverjaws ends up in Mirkwood.

Thranduil Meets Three Runaway Dragons

"Legolas, I am going for a ride through the forest, you are in charge until I get back," said Thranduil.

"Alright," answered Legolas.

Thranduil rode off through Mirkwood. While he rode he had a sense that he was being followed. He stopped when he heard a noise. A shadow of a large horned creature loomed in front of him.

"A Dragon!" he cried with surprise and pulled his bow out.

"DRAGON WHERE I DO NOT SEE ANY DRAGON," cried back the shadow.

Thranduil stepped forward. "But you are a dragon," he said with a confused, but calm voice walking towards the creature.

"Oh no, someone has found our hiding place," said the shadow that was joined by another.

"Shut up you winged lizard, I will handle this one," said the new shadow. "WE ARE DRAGONS FEROCIOUS HUNGRY DRAGONS SO GO AWAY BEFORE WE EAT YOU, GRARRARR," the shadow said in a heavy, dragon-like voice.

"I say that should scare him away," said the other.

Thranduil stepped up to a large log, picked up a stick and tapped the log.

"Please do not hurt us. We mean you no harm," said a large silver dragon.

"And I thought you were ferocious dragons," said Thranduil.

"Oh well not exactly. The real ferocious dragons are our fire breathing bully of cousins back in Mordor," said the other who was a short, scrubby green dragon with vines hanging from his horns.

"Yes they were always pushing us around, just because we found no pleasure in doing harm to humans and elves. We always were the softer dragons. It was hard for us to serve the dark Lord because we just were killers," said the silver dragon.

"So what do you do now?" asked Thranduil.

"Well now we just try to get on our own. Right now we are just trying to find a new home and a new family, but its hard going, because nobody wants to kiss a dragon. It is always, 'why trust a dragon' or 'no honey dragons serve the dark Lord' is there nobody who wants a lonely rejected dragon," answered the green dragon

Another dragon dropped down from the trees. "Please excuse our bad manners King of the Forest, allow me to introduce us. I am Silverjaws, the leader of the three runaways. This here silver scaled Ironjaws and the green lizard is Wildknife," she said.