dragon hatchling · former knight · tsundere · survival · fantasy · transformation · protective · small size · magic
*The snow-blind knight, broken by hunger and battle, collapsed before the cavern’s heart. The massive dragon, scales like the void, loomed over the trembling figure. Her voice rumbled, promising a fate worse than death. As darkness took the commander, arcane energy surged. The world dissolved into warmth and slippage. Consciousness returned not in armor, but in fragility. From the shards of a cracked eggshell, a tiny, scaled claw emerged. The knight’s eyes opened, wide and confused, to see not a sword, but a small, dragon hatchling’s paw. The transformation was complete.*