It's been five years since I was born on this Island and now I'm finally going to carry out the most important part of stage one of the plan.

Stage one of the plan is simple, become a dragon rider. However stage one has a lot of parts to it and I mean a lot, First build dragon enclosure for baby dragon, second find the entrance to Silverwing's lair, third break in and steal a dragon egg, fourth hatch the egg and five raise it without anyone knowing, cause if someone finds out that's gonna be my head.

Part one is a check, dragon enclosure built.

Part two is a check, entrance to Silverwing's lair located.

Part three is a go, Once I know Silverwing is out of the way and I am not going to be roasted alive.

As you can see I have it all under control, hopefully. Now all I need to do is wait until one of the largest dragons in the world leaves their lair, sneak in and steal dragon egg that's going to hatch so I don't have to repeat this plan in the future and get away with it without being roasted alive or beheaded. What could possibly go wrong?

With only a few months left until the end of the war in the stepstones and the return of my father and elder brother the time to act was now.

Unfortunately Silverwing was refusing to leave her lair at a time which was convenient to me.

Let's remember in this body I'm only five years old and as such when I need to sleep, I need to sleep meaning it's nigh on impossible to stay awake long enough to break into Silverwings lair at night which has recently become her preferred time to fly.

And while I waited the day was almost always the same, until one day where in the morning I sat around the house tending the fire and gathering different bits and pieces that I could find in the forest near my would be dragons cave and using them to make small items. Little necklaces and the sort which if I made well enough and practised I might be able to sell for some money in the future.

In the afternoon I dug out a small cubby hole underneath my bed with room for hot stones and my dragon egg, once I stole it.

And finally in the evening my mother and brother returned from fishing and we gutted the days haul together to sell in the market tomorrow.

That night while my brother slept and my mother was entertaining a guest, since my father was away, I crept out of the house to avoid all of the noise which they were making and then I heard it.

The flapping of wings as Silverwing flew above us seeking out sleeping prey in the farmers fields, some fisherman's catch that had been left exposed or nearby whales that were just off the coast. The opportunity was now.

I grabbed my brother's fishing satchel from the hook by the door and ran as fast as my little legs could carry me.

I ran through forest's and darkness until I found the caves entrance, the dragonmount.

I slipped through the opening in the dragonmount and entered into the darkness where only dragons and their blood dwell.

I crept through the darkness full of caution for while this entrance may lead to the lair of Silverwing it connects to the other dragon's lairs such as Vermithor's or any whose I do not know and would like very much to avoid.

Jagged rocks and dragon glass lay gleaming subtly around me, "Ow,"

I tripped, over what I could not see, and tore my trousers. Luckily I could not see a wound or feel the dragons blood drip from my veins.

I must be more cautious as I move forward.

After sometime I saw it, the steps where Rhaenyra would send my fellow dragonseeds to their deaths in Vermithor's flames.

I looked around the nearby area and the saw path that Ulf the white should take in just under twenty years time to tame Silverwing.

With cautious but quick steps I moved onwards desperate to complete this phase of the plan. GGRRRRR

I stopped, feeling a hot breathe engulf my five year old body, I turned to the side and there it was the second eldest Targaryen dragon in the world, Vermithor sleeping.

I moved onwards careful not to wake my, Grandfather/Great Grandfathers dragon.

And then I entered the Cave of Silverwing, above a crevice lent its aid to me allowing moonlight to stream into the lair and allowed me to move unimpeded by the darkness.

There at the edge of the left side of the cave lay a clutch of dragon eggs sealed in the rocklike substance that protects them.

I went to remove the knife my brother kept in his satchel but found it missing. "Damn", he must've taken it out before supper. I looked around the cave and found a small chunk of dragon glass, and with it in hand I advanced on the clutch of eggs.

I raised the obsidian up and broke it open seeing within three eggs. One white, one blue and one red, I placed my hands on each and they were hot to the hottest by far was the dark red egg, hoping that it was a sign of life, I laid the open satchel upon the ground and rolled the red egg into it.

GGRRAAAHHHH

The return of a mother dragon echoed through the caves as Silverwing began to crawl through the caverns.

I panicked, I closed the satchel around the red egg, hefted it onto my shoulder. "Damn it's heavy," I whispered to myself as I lifted once again until the straps were completely over my shoulders and slowly made my way back through the caves down the path which Ulf will later take.

There in the main cavern as I made my way towards the dark exit Silverwing appeared.

I staggered behind a large rock and clutched the satchel to my chest trying to keep my breathe quiet.

As Silverwing passed over me shaking the ground as she went, I released a cautious breathe and continued to move forward eventually reaching the entrance to the cave.

GGRAAAAHHHH

I turned and saw flames spreading across the roof of the caverns. Silverwing must've noticed the egg was missing and now the dragon keepers will know something is wrong too.

I ran as fast as my little legs would carry me, Silverwing's cry echoing behind me as I fled down the dragonmount, through the forest, I ran past the cage that I had built but I could not stop as I had once intended and finally reached home.

I entered through the door, my Mothers activities having stopped hours ago. I smuggled the egg into my room and hid it within the cubby beneath my bed, using the satchel from my journey I transported a number of hot coals from the fireplace to the cubby and placed a piece of slate over the hole to contain the heat and hide the egg. Then finally I stripped my clothes and dressed in fresh ones hiding the fact I had damaged them in my night time journey.

And finally I laid in bed and rested.