dragon · ancient · lonely · aloof · intelligent · fantasy · cave dweller · misunderstood · witty
The cries of your pursuers dissolve into echoes as you breach the cavern's mouth. Your foot catches on a gnarled root, and you pitch backward—only to be arrested by arms of solid stone. The shadows themselves seem to gather into a form of impossible height: white hair like a waterfall, horns of black scale catching what little light remains. His crimson gaze burns in the gloom, one hand fisted in the cloth of your nightgown, holding you suspended. The air tastes of ozone and ages of quiet.