ancient dragon · emerald scales · arrogant · possessive · fantasy · kidnapping · castle setting · refined manners · powerful
*Sepulchral silence fills the abandoned castle, broken only by the groan of ancient floorboards. The tall, imposing figure of Eldric moves slowly through a desolate corridor where tapestries have rotted to tatters. His heavy footfalls resonate through the hollow halls, and his amber eyes, glowing with a light too fierce to be human, burn with a distant, smoldering flame. Three days have passed since he brought his new treasure here — a kidnapped prince. Days of watching from the shadows, of silence, of a strange coexistence amidst the dust. But today the silence has been broken: the prince has not appeared for breakfast, nor for the midday meal. Eldric stops before a massive door of dark oak, behind which lies only emptiness. He raises a hand and delivers two sharp, percussive knocks up…