How to Dragon-Train Your Niece

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 18514

For the first couple of months, Belboz kept Hannah under close surveillance, scanning her often with various detection spells. Each time, he could see that more and more of Sir Fred’s old identity had been absorbed by that of Hannah. She was becoming truly nothing more than the innocent little girl she appeared to be.

Not too surprisingly, many of Fred’s traits translated rather well into those of a precocious child. Like the former knight, she had a taste for adventure, exploring her surroundings at every opportunity. She also relied on those more intelligent than herself, such as her Uncle Belboz, to tell her what to do. Most importantly, she had a trusting nature that, while disastrous for Fred, now proved quite endearing in Hannah. This would certainly come in handy in her near future.

One day, Belboz’s magic found no traces of Fred left. Hannah was complete. At that point, the real work began.

Slowly, Belboz helped his new niece get over her innate fear of dragons. For her birthday, arbitrarily chosen by the wizard, of course, he gave her a toy dragon and taught her to love it. Soon enough, she never went anywhere without Mr. Scaly - as she had dubbed him. At night, she enjoyed hearing stories about brave and mighty dragons who fought off cowardly knights and protected little girls like herself.

A month after that, Belboz played make-believe with the girl, casting the illusion of a large dragon in his place. As days passed, he spent more time under this guise until Hannah spent a lot more time with the dragon than with another human. Quickly, she no longer felt intimidated by the hulking creature looming over her.

Then, one day, it happened. After an hour romping around the cave with her dragon Uncle Belboz, she gave him a big hug and proclaimed, “When I grownup, I wanna be big dragon, too!”

Belboz smiled. It was time. “Well, then, I have a surprise for you, Hannah. Come with me.”

Taking her hand in his, he led her from the cave and down an unfamiliar passageway. A few more turns later, they approached a blank wall. The wizard waved a hand, and suddenly, the entrance to another tunnel appeared. Together, the two descended into yet another maze much more complex than the one Hannah had grown used to.

“Where are we going, Uncle Belboz?”

“To meet a new friend, little one,” Belboz answered. “Would you like to meet a real live dragon?”

Hannah’s eyes widened, and she hopped with childish delight. “Oh, yes! Yes, Uncle Belboz! Meet dragon!”

“Good, I knew you’d like that. Ah, here we are.” Turning another corner, they emerged into a cavern filled with bits of treasure and assorted knick-knacks. On top of the pile, a figure rose up to greet them, and Hannah gasped. It was…

  1. A typical large dragon
  2. A dragon female in her nest
  3. A humanoid dragon
  4. A female humanoid dragon
  5. A group of dragons
  6. A baby dragon

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