What happened? asked Ilkir to Buskar. Here ? in these caves ? there was fire, said Buskar. There was a dragon that blew fire into the caves destroying us. A dragon with its demon rider smeared this place into ashes. My father did nit die in battle, Ilkir. He died right here in the caves when the dragon came and put us into peril. And things have never been the same, Ilkir. So there is something that unites us. We were both taken apart by fire, said Ilkir. Did you know who it was that attacked you ? asked Ilkir. No, we do not know who the dragon was nor its rider. , replied Buskar. And when these caves burnt, everyone was away. Everyone here had survived becasue they were elsewhere. Even Borkir? asked Ilkir. Yes, only me, Ilvandir and his son were in the cave that day. " We are the ones who survived" My father carried me with his burning arms and put me out. He left me on the snow , just like this, said Buskar as they themselves treaded on the snow. Here ! it is here , my father put me and he collapsed right here. Dying in front of my eyes. "He was whispering a prayer" at the last moment. Before his eyes closed" He was saying a prayer " said Buskar. And what god would do this Ilkir? burn your homes without any reason. I don't know replied Ilkir. My guess would be the same god that burnt my house, said Ilkir. Here we are, the both of us taken out of our homes by fire, standing on snow.
"I stood here, waited till my mother returned along with the others". She came running towards me, my mother. She hugged me tightly and asked where my father was. I pointed her towards the spot where I buried my father. She was weeping heavily by then and ran towards the spot. When she came back looking for me, I was long gone, said Buskar. What about Ilvandir, asked Ilkir. I take it that you have seen the goats by now, said Buskar. Yes, replied Ilkir. And for a brief moment, I believed in the gods, said Buskar, Yet I could not understand their ways. You see, Ilkir " I was lying down on the snow, and a goat with fire flaming all around jumped over me " I got up in a hurry and saw Ilvandir being carried away by them. He was unconscious, I could tell. Why him ? Asked Ilkir. I don't know, replied Buskar. Why did these goats save him and not his son, I don't know. I guess that is what Ilvandir is angry about, that the goats saved him and not his son. This unexplainable thing that has happened to him has made him resent everyone and life itself. He carries this burden just like I do son, said Buskar. My father lost his life in saving me, he said. "You see there was this ledge that had caught fire and slide sideways trapping me inside" My father he was free to go. He could have saved himself and ran away with his life. But he chose to save me and gave up his life, said Buskar. He came back for me when I was terrified, breaking away the ledge with his axe and saving me from the fire. He carried me out of the corner and we were running towards the opening of the cave, and there it was the dragon circling above us and breathing fire. My father wrapped himself over me, as the dragons fore reached us. I could see that he was completely burnt as we ran outside. "There I saw the goats jumping over us into the fire and running towards something, and at that time. The dragon circled above us and my father dodging the best he could, escaped much of the fire. But in the end, he could not. The fire would prove too much for him. And Ilkir, one more thing happened that day. When I was laying down on the snow , the dragon and the ride saw me as they flew. I could clearly see, the dragons eyes looking at me. And for some reason, it chose to leave me alone. To let me live, said Buskar.
Will you kill the dragon, if you see it? asked Ilkir. I will, said Buskar in all honesty. But I would need help. Ilkir was confused. What help do you need? he asked. To hunt the dragon, said Buskar. " I Know where it hides" in those caves he said in anger. We shall go there and kill it and its rider, he said. Will Borkir join us? asked ilkir. Yes, and Ilvandir too will join us, replied Buskar. Good, then we can get there faster! said Ilkir.