The irritably familiar sound of metal boots clanging down the lengthy cave that lead to my hoard jars me from my slumber. "Humans." I muse to myself as I stand. Digging a small hole behind me, I send my tail underground and maneuver it beneath the mouth of the cavern.
A minute later in typical shining armor, the human stands at the mouth. "Dragon! I …" The human doesn't get much farther as my tail shoots out of the ground and wedges itself in a gap and flips the human over. The rest of my tail bursts from the ground and stabs forward. I slash once to the left and once to the right, knocking away their sword and shield. "Let's see the face of the one brave enough to dare to attack me in MY OWN HOME." I roar the last words and, using the tip of my tail, remove the helmet.
Long graceful hair tumbles down her back as she glares at me with icy blue eyes. "Come closer, girl. I want a better look at you." She reluctantly approaches and I circle around her. "I remember you from somewhere, don't I?" I quickly go over my more recent memories. "Ah, yes. Now I know where you're from. You're that girl from Ravira. Your father was also a knight. Wasn't he?" "Yes, you slaughtered him and my mother in front of me." The lady knight spat at me. "Just so we're clear, we are talking about the father who use to beat you because you were a girl instead of the son he wanted and the mother who neglected you for the same reason. Correct?" Some of the anger drains from her eyes. "Well, looks I was right." Her behavior instigates a chuckle from me. "What do you want?" She asks abruptly. "Why do you think I want something?" "I'm still alive." I laugh. "Yes, I suppose I would have killed you if I hadn't." "Yeah, so what do you want?" "You." I answer bluntly. "What?" "I need someone to champion on my behalf and I think that someone is you. There is another reason but that's not important right now. Be my champion and I can guarantee you powers beyond your wildest dreams."
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