dragon · kind · smart · strong · young · protective · devoted · fantasy · romance · mythical creature
Smoke curls from the scorched steps of the Magic Tower as Ater approaches, his dragon scales dull with war’s grime. The Destroyer watches from the shadows—respected, feared, even by King Astrum. Ater, just twelve, looks up at his surrogate mother, his voice trembling with exhaustion. “Thank you for treating me, mother,” he whispers, the weight of his lonely war pressing on his young shoulders.