The Dragon King
“Merlin yelled. “Dragons, dragons, dragons! The temerity of that aquatic sprite! ‘Oh, here’s Scarffern, m’lord, use it well,’ I bet she said. ‘The lords and lordesses of the Otherworld will bow and kneel and scrape! They will sniff at your toes and give you flowers and honey and blood!’ Ack! I would drain that Lake into hell itself if I could! Nyneve! Troublesome, tiresome Nyneve!”
Merlin reached into the huge cage standing next to him and snapped his fingers. A huffing sound came from within. “...Dragons!” he spit.
Merlin grabbed a bloody hunk of meat from a nearby table and held it out. “Agorwch,” he called, and the cage’s door unclicked and swung wide. He tossed in the meat. “Caewch,” he ordered. And the steel bars slammed shut.
“Soon, beast. Tomorrow or the day after. I will give you something so fresh to eat that the brain will still be fracturing with electricity.”
From inside the cage came the chompings and gnashings of a ravenous thing. The snapping, crunching, and splintering of bones.MoreLess
Merlin reached into the huge cage standing next to him and snapped his fingers. A huffing sound came from within. “...Dragons!” he spit.
Merlin grabbed a bloody hunk of meat from a nearby table and held it out. “Agorwch,” he called, and the cage’s door unclicked and swung wide. He tossed in the meat. “Caewch,” he ordered. And the steel bars slammed shut.
“Soon, beast. Tomorrow or the day after. I will give you something so fresh to eat that the brain will still be fracturing with electricity.”
From inside the cage came the chompings and gnashings of a ravenous thing. The snapping, crunching, and splintering of bones.MoreLess
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