The Dragon is Uneasy
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 86722
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It seemed that the dampness of the air over the lake might be preventing
the dragon from igniting its breath, but Fred had no time to think about
that. Even unignited, the breath was an effective weapon, vomit-inducing
and possibly even toxic. And of course there were also the beast's talons
and fangs to worry about. At least where Fred was he did not need to
worry about the lashing tail for the moment. Against that, he was much
more at risk from the foul breath than his companions were, since they
were nearer to the wyrm's rear.
Fred thought that if he could judge correctly when next to surface, he might be able to come up under the creature's neck. That would keep him out of the worst of its breath and give him the chance to use his sword against what might be a relatively vulnerable area, the underside of the neck. Not sure in the dim light how many adversaries it faced and unable to breathe fire, the dragon felt uneasy. It decided that discretion might be the better part of valour. It would fly away, and return in the morning with a force of its militia to root out the humans that evidently infested the valley. But before taking to the air, it would have to wade ashore, as it knew that the drag of the water would make taking off from the surface of the lake impossible. There had been a man between itself and the shore. It had breathed at him, and now he wasn't visible. Perhaps he had fainted or perhaps he had moved off to one side. The dragon wasn't going to waste time looking for him. It had also caught a glimpse of two more figures approaching its rear. It thrashed its tail about to discourage them, as it turned and headed towards the shore. It spotted two more humans then (Anselm and Simon), but judged that they did not pose an immediate threat.
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JH (I always find it hard to write combat scenes so have rather ducked the issue)
6/3/2009 11:53:50 AM
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