The wind howled as a blue dragon soared above the clouds, his enormous wings slicing through the cool, thin air. The afternoon sun glistened off his sleek, sapphire scales, reflecting light across the open sky.
His keen eyes scanned the land, an expanse of rugged mountains and rolling forests. He had been following trails for days—rumours of dragon eggs, whispered tales of men with golden eyes who had the powers of a dragon.
It was a long journey from the north, and the pressure gnawed at him, not just physically but mentally. His thoughts drifted, swirling in confusion and frustration. Why had his kin chosen to stay in human form? What held him back from returning to his true self, to the skies, to the freedom of the wind and flame? The woman... she was an oddity. His kin had stayed by her side for far too long, bound by something he could not yet comprehend. Could she be the reason? Was there something he wasn't seeing?
