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One hug.
Something so small that most people would take it for granted.
Kendra wasn't most people.
She didn't have any real friends, even Falkaan was more a mentor and he kept himself at arms distance. Luminar Kossel was similar, though she was the one who kept her distance there. She had no one to give her a hug, and that made this one all the more precious.
She felt her eyes watering again and tried to wipe the tears away before they fell. There was no need to get emotional. It was just a hug right? It shouldn't affect her this much... right?
Apparently her tear ducts didn't get the memo.
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Chapter 18 Epilogue
Prayla sat on her bed bored out of her skull. Usually she would have gone down to the clinic to see Taloni, but her friend wasn't there anymore. She sometimes had needed to wait until the day shift was over so the Fey would be free to roam topside. That wouldn't happened either.
It was a depressing thought.
Several of the mothers in camp had expressed regret that Tee was gone too because she was very popular with the children. Prayla looked around the shack and it seemed so empty. Especially the corner where Tee's bed had been. It was a really depressing--
"DRAGON!!!" Someone shouted outside.
"DRAGON INCOMING!!!" Someone else shouted.
Prayle jump up and ran to the door of the shack. One thing living at a gold mine taught you was that it isn't wise be inside of awooden building with a dragon nearby.
She ran outside to see a dragon making a low, lazy circle around the camp. Fortunately, the guard towers were made of steel and equipped with ballistae.
The dragon seemed unconcerned.
It wasn't a large dragon, certainly not as large as Havorleth. It was a little larger than Ethan and its scales had a slightly copper or bronze tint to them. She had once heard that ancient dragons who had spent hundreds of years around gold sometimes got to be that color. But for a dragon that old to be here...
The dragon dived.
Faster than the guards could aim the ballistae, it swooped in and fired a single fireball at each guard tower. The dragon's aim was incredible. It destroyed the ballistae without even singing the guard's hair. It pulled up, made another lazy circle, then landed in the middle of the camp square, where Taloni's wedding had been only days earlier.
The guards raised their massive shields and charged with their long pikes.
The copper dragon ignored them.
The pikes struck dead center from multiple directions at once, with large, strong men putting all their weight behind the thrusts.
The copper dragon barely flinched.
It swept its clawed around, grabbing several of the pike shafts and casually breaking them like they were twigs. The dragon looked at the shocked guards disdainfully; rather like a human might view a cockroach.
"The next piece of meat that attacks me won't see dusk." It exhaled a tiny puff of smoke as if to emphasize the point.
The guards turned and fled.
"Whoever manages these human cattle, reveal yourself." It bellowed in a tone that brooked no possibility of disobedience. Its voice was magically augmented so it reverberated throughout the entire camp. Prayla wouldn't have been surprised if everyone in the deepest levels of the mine heard the dragon.
A rattled looking Thaltien stepped cautiously from the mine headquarters. "What do you want dragon?"
The dragon clicked its tongue. "No bow and such a tone." It shook its head. "One might think you actually wanted to anger me."
Thaltien look livid, but gave the dragon a slight bow. Then he said in a forcedly polite voice: "What do you want dragon?"
"What do you want,Drago?" The dragon corrected with a sneer.
Thaltien went white.
Prayla felt her knees grow weak. Her throat suddenly felt tight and she could feel a cold sweat starting all across her body. A Drago? This dragon was a Drago?
What was a Drago doing here?
"A young, steel gray dragon passed through here recently." The copper dragon said with much the same tone you might use when explaining something to someone who was incredibly slow and stupid.
Thaltien nodded, but didn't speak.
"He and I have some... business." The dragon said with a scowl; his displeasure at the other dragon was obvious. "Where can I find him?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
STORY TAGS: dragon, magic, medieval, elf, teen, romance, virgin, harem, cuckquean
***Hi all, and sorry for the late submission; the holidays and a huge work project ate a ton of my time. I'll be back to my normal last Fri/Sat of every month next month. Thanks for all the encouraging comments, and the ones with constructive criticism. Also, a minor (very predictable) spoiler for the next chapter: it will include Ethan, Alana, and Beth all 'celebrating' (*wink*) her resurrection... together... at the same time... Wow, 18 chapters (about 325 thousand words) into a harem story without a threesome; that must be some kind of Literotica record.***
- COMMENTS
prof_W3033 months agoYou started to really lose me as a reader when you started going back to earth.
This plus we as readers have to correct your lack of editing in our minds as we read. Find an editor to make it easier to read for us. Sorry but this was the last chapter il be reading if yours.
It started out as a good story.
Anonymousabout 1 year agoI have to say it. I love the characters in this story. The conversation between Taloni and Kendra on the Argo was nice. The conversation afterwards? Taloni is now my favorite character. When she said "Can I give you a hug?" It moved me so much. Even when I knew what she was going to say.
Excellent character work and drawing the reader into feeling with the characters and for them. Just one thing I thought was out of place. When Rachel was doing that ribbon dance. I loved the scene and I could picture it clearly. It just seemed a little showy, and out of place. Maybe if she had done this before or something similar. Every time I can think of outside of combat, it's just been make a ball of fire. I'm not sure if she was showing off for the paramedics, or what. It seemed odd they are in a world where mana takes longer to replenish. Like she was wasting mana for no important reason? There is still the necromancer around, and it seems like she would like another crack at him.
Just my praise, and thoughts,
Buddy J.
Michael56Smithover 1 year agoLoving this Dragon's Tale, in spite of all the typos, wrong words, dropped words and letters, and added/unnecessary letters, ... you are correct, editing is not your strong suit, ... ;-) TTFN
Michael56Smithover 1 year ago-- I'm a little disappointed that the Ambulance EMT's were not shown to do any blood typing, when treating a woman from another world, ... I assume that they just gave Beth some O- blood (universal donor), but they were taking a risk as they didn't know that the story's author (and Illuminar) would have it all work out! Oh well, ... THIS IS A REALLY ADDICTING TALE, ... ;-) TTFN
