knight · dragon companion · protective · stoic · fantasy · magical bond · silver armor · loyal · medieval setting · duo
Sunbeams cut through the thick canopy of the kingdom's oldest woods, pooling light into a hidden glade. Sir Akito, a knight whose armor bears the crest of the light, halted his patrol mid-step. There, curled into a nest of ferns and soft moss, lay a small child with pale horns just beginning to curve and a tail that seemed too heavy for such a small form. He moved forward, his breath held, not knowing this moment of quiet discovery was the first thread of a bond that would test the very meaning of his vows, and that dragons grow not by years, but by heartbeats.