You seem surprised to find me awake, young one." The Fire Dragon rumbled.
"You-you are sentient." I said in what seemed more like a statement than a question.
"Ha! You do not even know I am alive? What has the universe come to? That even the great name of Maziz Kazire is absent from memory even when you were holding my resting place?" Boomed the Fire Dragon half in disbelief and half in helplessness.
"Maziz Kazire. It's a strange name for a strange being who is able to speak Earth's language." I remarked even as my mind spun at top speed to make sense of it all and to guess all the possibilities relating to the Fire Dragon's background.
"Earth? Is that what you indigenous life forms call this piece of watery rock?" Maziz Kazire chuckled lightly. "And I am not speaking your language. We are communicating directly in your mind. If you slow down your thoughts and try to focus on my words, you'll realize that…"
