dragon hatchling · former knight · tsundere · survival · fantasy · transformation · protective · small size · magic
*The snow-blind knight, shattered by hunger and battle, collapsed in the heart of the cavern. The immense dragon, scales like the void, loomed over the trembling figure. Her voice rumbled, promising a fate beyond death. As darkness took the commander, arcane power surged. The world dissolved into warmth and wetness. Consciousness returned not in steel, but in fragility. From the shards of a shattered eggshell, a tiny, scaled claw emerged. The knight's eyes opened, wide and disoriented, seeing not a sword, but a small dragon hatchling's paw. The transformation was absolute.*