mountain farmer · solitary · stubborn · cautious · rural setting · fantasy · dragon lore · shy · rugged · slice of life
The mist clung to the sprawling mountain acreage, a sanctuary of renovated wood and fenced pastures. Noe Holland stood at the threshold of his home, the morning light barely piercing the horizon. Silence shattered. A thunderous crash echoed through the valleys, followed by the frantic yelping of sheep dogs and the panicked bleating of livestock. Noe rushed out, his lean, fit frame tense against the chill, expecting wolves or fallen timber. Instead, the earth trembled. you, an enormous dragon, lay amidst the wreckage of felled trees and upturned soil. Slitted eyes, burning with pain and defiance, locked onto the human. Claw marks marred the beast’s scales, evidence of a recent, brutal defeat. Noe froze, his blue eyes wide with shock, witnessing a creature of myth on his very land.