The wolves growled as the dragon roared again-- only louder this time. The furious Fury landed a few feet away from me. The leader of the pack looked at me then the Fury. Me then the Fury. It repeated this until it made it's decision--me. The blood-seeking wolf lunged at me, and I let loose a scream. I cowered and closed my eyes.
SQUELCH!!
CRACK..!!
I opened my eyes, expecting to be in heaven, but instead, there was a dead wolf in front of me. It's neck had been ripped off and thrown to the side. The dragon let out a deafening roar so loud that the ground shook. The other wolves yelped and barked and ran away. Once he was sure they were gone, the Fury turned to me. Oh I see now, I thought, the dragon scared the wolves away so he could eat me himself. I started shivering in fear.
"Are you hurt?" The dragon asked in a deep, growly voice. I was shaking a lot and my heart was beating so hard that it would explode. I barely managed a small, quick nod. Seeming to understand, he took a few steps back. "I..I-I'm fine..." I stammered, putting a hand over my chest to keep it exploding. "Good." The black shadowy dragon grumbled. There was a awkward silence.
Despite my being afraid of the dragon, I held out my hand. "I-I'm Lindsey. What's your name?" I asked, taking my fear and locking it away in a tight box. Slowly, the Fury stepped close enough to put it's big forehead on my hand. My heart was beating as fast as light. "Alex." He responded in a softer tone that would have been a whisper for a dragon. Slowly, my heart calmed down. I slowly put my hand down, and it softly hit my leg.
"Thank you for saving me. That was very kind." I cooed, trying my best to hide my fear. The big black dragon nodded as a thank-you. I suddenly realized something: if this part of the world had dragons, then they probably didn't know what the heck I was wearing. And dragons didn't talk. Not in the movies, at least; but this was real life, and I was literally talking with a dragon. "What clan are you from? I'll send you back." Alex said in his deep voice.
Clan? I'm not from a clan, I'm from a city! A big one! I thought. "Well, what do you think?" I asked mischievously, also curious to see what clans there were. Alex thought a bit. "Umm, since you have white hair, I'm guessing the polar bear tribe..?" He guessed, flexing his wings. "Try again." I giggled, imagining myself as a polar bear. "Arctic Fox? Snow Dragon? Arctic Ape?" Alex guessed again. I thought. If I chose an animal, then would Alex demand to see my "animal form?"
"I'm from the Snow Dragon Clan."