At first Lord Fred is surprised that he was caught off guard. He made a
mental note to himself not to let that happen again. He looks more closely
at the friendly face that had startled him and realizes that it belongs to
a small brownish dragon. Now Lord Fred had never actually seen a real
dragon, despite the rumors about his heroism, and Lord Fred is suprised
that the dragon is able to speak. He also is confused about why the dragon
isn't trying to eat him since that's what all the dragons he had heard
about did, and he was curious to know how the dragon knew that he was a
hero.
He relaxed from his thoughts for a moment and replied to the dragon that
indeed he was the hero. Lord Fred liked to take every opportunity to better
his reputation, even to dragons. The dragon seemed pleased.
The dragon invited Lord Fred to have a seat with him in the other room by
the fire. As Lord Fred was wet and getting chilly, and curious about this
new creature, he accepted the offer. The room is small and cozy, with a
large fireplace at one end. As they sit in front of the fire and begin to
talk, Lord Fred realizes that the dragon has been misinformed. The dragon,
as told by a prisoner of the underground world named Artemis, believes that
Lord Fred has been sent to help the dragon reclaim the magic that it has
lost. This magic, which had always been used for good, had been stolen by
an evil sorcerer. The nowmagicless dragon is grateful for Lord Fred's help
and offers Lord Fred some fresh cool water and some nuts from a small sack
in a nearby cabinet. They appear to be all the dragon has to eat, which
helped in Fred's mind to explain the wrinkled, wasting appearance of this
dragon. Now Lord Fred had never heard of magical dragons but he was hungry
and so accepted the food offering. As the dragon peered eagerly at him,
Lord Fred began to question his profession. How could he possibly slay
such a kind, personable, magic dragon? He began to think that maybe he
could help the dragon after all. He also wondered who this Artemis person
was and how she knew he was coming. The dragon interrupted Lord Fred in
mid thought. "will you help me?" he asked? For a moment Lord Fred is
speechless.
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