Chapter Fourteen. Border Control. One moment I’m falling, the next I’m standing in some building. Everything tilts before righting itself, nausea hitting me. “This is a misunderstanding,” I say, but no one listens—throwing me into some sort of cell, a cage really. When I get my hands on that little elf, I’m going to throttle … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Fourteen: Border Control.
Chapter Thirteen. The Iridessa Bird. Poplyn informs me that the iridessa bird will be found nesting in the hollow of a tree, part way up the mountain. If the bird’s so relatively easy to get to, why doesn’t the dragon merchant retrieve the bird himself? Sure, he looked to be in his late fifties, but … More A Dragon For Christmas Chapter Thirteen: The Iridessa Bird.
The dragon merchant is no longer in the middle of the market. I find him parked by the last stalls, the crowd around him gone. I peer into the cart. There is only one dragon left, and two eggs. The dragon is cute. No bigger than a kitten, with sparkling purple scales and two little … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Twelve.
Chapter Eleven: A Trip To The Market. After breakfast the next morning, Ashlyn and I decide to go to the outdoor market beyond the next village. We need to buy a gift for Lyndaria and Hemlin for their wedding, and Christmas gifts for the others. The outdoor market is closer to the woods and the … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Eleven.
Chapter Ten: The Ice Surprise. “There is one more thing you have to do to make your clichéd snow day complete,” Ashlyn says after lunch. “What’s that?” I ask, turning to her. A cheeky grin spreads across her face. “You’ll see.” My curiosity is piqued. We rug back up. This time Hemlin and Lyndaria join … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Ten.
Chapter Nine: The Clichéd Snow Day. I expect to have to go to church on Sunday morning, but Hallowed Service, as they call it here, is only held at night, so we have the whole day to do what we want. After breakfast, Ashlyn asks me what I’d like to do. For me, the decision … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Nine.
Chapter Eight: A fireside conversation. Hemlin leaves after supper. Though there is gas in this world, Lyndaria doesn’t have it in the cottage. She uses candles and lanterns, and the glow of the fire to see by. Olen brought his dog in with him for supper. He had kept him in the barn while we … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Eight.
Chapter Seven: An elf, a baker and a suit maker. Olen pulls the sleigh up outside of a stone building. It has two large windows beside a wooden door painted a dark grey. Above it, a small sign reads ‘Suit Maker. Men’s fine tailoring by Fredson S. Threader’. Well, if that’s not a suitable last … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Seven.
Chapter Six: The Pieman. Hemlin is a man in love. I can tell by the way he looks at Lyndaria. The way he smiles the moment he sees her. The way his eyes glisten. He isn’t tall and intimidating like I imagined he would be, but stocky, the top of his head coming to Lyndaria’s … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Six.
Chapter Five: First Meeting. The sleigh stops outside of a little thatched cottage with a white picket fence surrounding it. Poplyn finally leaves our shoulders, jumping onto the back of the sleigh. Olen opens the door, taking Ashlyn’s hand as she steps out. I follow her and Olen grabs our bags. The door of the … More A Dragon For Christmas: Chapter Five.