"How do you catch a dragon? How do you...umm. Where is that book?"
"Zeke, we already know how to kill a dragon."
"No, we do not. Adalyn was right when she said no weapon can pierce his side. Um...umm.ummm. Here we are. Dragons are an extremely rare genus of reptiles, who are of course studied by dragonologists. Some of them have wings, and all have between four legs to none. Many dragons are said to breathe fire, which is false, as they use toxins in their mouths to create fire, poison, or in the case of the Frost Dragon, a blast of ice! As far as body coverings go, all of them have scales somewhere, though some do have skin, and even feathers."
"Does it say how to kill a dragon?"
"Umm that should be in here. Just let me flip a few pages ahead...and aha. Finally, here we are.
'Hit dragons with ranged attacks. Dragons can be very dangerous if you charge them head-on. Dragons also have an annoying habit of hovering in the air or landing on top of tall structures where you can't engage them in melee combat. It is for this reason that it is always handy to pack a bow or prepare some offensive magic to help damage the dragons from afar. You can also "kite" the dragons by hiding behind cover when the dragon spits out a breath attack against you then popping back out after the dragon is finished with its attack. It is worth noting that you can poison your arrows to give them a little extra punch for dealing with dragons. Just make sure you land these poisoned arrows, as the poison effect will disappear after firing them. Remember to cast spells of an element opposite the dragon's breath. If you see it breathing fire, slam it with frost spells. If you see it breathing frost, blast it apart with fire spells. Enchanted bows with opposite elemental damage help to add additional damage."
"So what you're saying is that we shouldn't attack dragons head on; we can only weaken them with poison; and above all the only way to really kill one is by magic? Where the hell are we supposed to find one of those lying around when Dragon destroyed the only school of witchcraft and wizardry we have on this side of the lake?"
"He may have destroyed the school itself but the people still remain."
"They will not fight with you brother. You heard what Mr. Doubter said. He and the others are scared of what Dragon and Adalyn can do. They agree that you can't kill him with any man-made weapon but only with love."
"Love? I will kill him with love. I will love it when I kill him!! I would love to kill him today!! Wouldn't you just love to see his head on my wall!!"
"I get it. Putting the word love in a sentence makes it sound like love is really there even if it isn't. Should we take weapons if they decide to revolt against us?"
"Revolt? They are just a group of kids with level one magic skills at most. What could they possibly do to hurt us?"
"You forget that they are top of their class."
" If a group of kids scare you more than the real enemy then something is wrong with you. Hello, my name is Zeke and this is my brother Leovanni. We were here a few days ago and were wondering if you would like to help us get revenge on the perpetrators that did you harm?"
"Go away!! We do not want to deal with you and your problems."
"Mr. Doubter, if I may make a suggestion. Our problems are one of the same and it has come to my attention that the only way we can kill a dragon is with magic or poison. These are two things neither I nor my brother possess but they are things you may hold onto."
" Can you not see that Dragon and Adalyn have plundered my school and ransacked us of our possessions? We may have a few poisons still here but that will not be enough. Even if we do work with you and let's say that we can get close enough to surprise attack him with magic and spells then what makes you think we can beat him. The only one who can kill a magician is one that is stronger than that magician."
"There are stories though of ones who can kill that are less level then their opponent."
" Yes, those stories are rare but true. I did not bring them up because we may be able to kill Dragon in time but I can't risk sacrificing my boys and girls for a cause we may not even be able to conquer."
"Then what plan do you propose we take?"
"Well, the only one more powerful than a dragon that can harness the power of all spells is a Sorcerer."
"There are none on your campus?"
"We only train in low level magic here so witches and wizards are all you will find."
"Don't wizards and witches one day turn into sorcerers once they have enough practice and time under their belt."
"That is also true but from the looks of it I don't think you want to just sit on your haunches and wait until the day."
" No sir I do not."
"Tell you what. You take a group of your best men and I'll get mine. You win and we'll go with you. However, if you lose then you'll need to find assistance someplace else. I'm sorry but that is just how it is. That is my final offer."
"Zeke, we can't have a little training tournament and waste all our energy when we should really be combining forces and striking our common enemy now."
"Mr. Doubter, you have yourself a deal. We win; you join us. If you win though then we will renounce our God. Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, and we will be there. Just name it."
"Okay, but you won't like it."
"Try me?"
"We fight in the center of town in front of everybody. Be at the old amphitheater in three days. Best display of magic wins!! The more contestants the merrier!!"
" Doubter!! Are you sure about this? Why do you not doubt?"
"Trust me. We got this. For now let's train."
"Best of luck to you sir."
"It's not about luck but skill."
"Ouch!! Did he just slam the door in our faces?"
"Yes...yes he did."
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, it's as he said it. Now we train."
"I have to tell Adalyn about this!!"
"Did you hear that? It sounded like someone was watching us."
"Naa. You're just hearing things that aren't even there. Ma always told you to get your head out of the clouds and those voices out of your ears, but you never listened."
"Adalyn, I found my resting pla...what are you doing?"
"Dragon look!! I can control this campfire. Watch it rise and flow. Watch, I can make fire animals already."
"Adalyn, listen!! Your brother has challenged the school of witchcraft and wizardry to a duel. Best display of magic wins. The contest is in three days so I was thinking we could make our grand entrance there."
"Three days is not a lot of time….but we can make it work. There is a small town over yonder where no one will recognize us so I was thinking we could gather an army."
"An army? What do you need an army for? We're just going over there to show that they are no match for us I thought. Who said we had any intention of killing anyone let alone displaying a massacre?"
"You are not the boss of me and have no place questioning what I do. If God has indeed gifted me to slay you then why should I just be content with your head? Why not change the world while I still have strength to do so. See you at the tournament!!"
"I can't let you leave!!"
"Is that so. Can you physically not allow me to leave or are you commanding me to stay?"
"Don't get grammatical on me, little girl."
"Okay..okay...Fine then!! Look around you. Who is going to stop me for who can match my level?"
"ME!!!!!!!