Welcome
to another Saturday of Science Fiction & Fantasy and read snippets exchanged
by several writers. http://scififansat.blogspot.com/
Today for a change, I’m returning to
an older story, Grand Master’s Pawn, and a scene with the dragon, Ythris, and
the human, Violet.
The black dragon stared over the
lush swamp, rattled his scales and whipped his tail. His narrow head swiveled
toward Violet, and he hissed, “The fight is mine, Vron Violet, do not fire your
laser.”
“I understand,” Violet said,
biting her lip in a rush of fear for the dragon’s life. The huge Mynothros was
even bigger than the gigantic sauropods that once roamed the ferny swamps of
prehistoric Terra. Worse, the Mynothros of Sythos was a carnivore with enormous
fangs. She offered a condition, “If you are trapped and near to death, I
reserve the right to try and save your life.”
Ythris scratched behind his horns
and blinked his great eyes, “I agree; life with low status is better than death
without honor.”
He glanced back over the fern
fringed waters. There was no sight or sound of the great beast. The dragon
flapped his wings and hissed, “I will fly over the swamp and roust the great
Mynothros from the depths.”
“May fortune favor your battle,”
Violet said.
The black dragon swooped low over
the swamp, screeching his battle cry. Silence fell, except for the rustle of
the wind in the fern fronds. Violet held her breath; where was the Mynothros?
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Your comments are
welcome as always.
I like Violet - smart, level-headed, and with the strength to do what's right, even if that's letting a friend take a dreadful risk - but also reserving the right to intervene if needed.
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