[ WP ] Dragon . Wanted Alive . No bounty paid for a corpse .

*Those fairytales were pathetic. 
 Knight in shining armor? Please. 
 A sword to defeat a dragon? As if. 
 Whoever wrote those needs a better, more realistic editor. * 
 
 I kept trying to make jokes or keep my spirits high as I reached closer to the cave. I knew the plan, I'd be in, secure the dragon, and out again to report the news. Why was I so afraid? 
 
 Oh yeah. It would probably kill me. But hey, the pay out was worth a try. And if I succeeded, I'd finally be respected. 
 Stop getting cat-calls in the kingdom, or told to go work in the healing centers. I was a warrior and I'd be damned if I let this opportunity escape me without a try. 
 
 As I entered the mouth of the cave, it got HOT. Obviously fire, *wonderful* I thought. 
 
 Deep breath. Deep breath. Here goes. I entered the structure, and saw.... not a dragon. 
 There was a raging fire along the left side of the wall, a blazing inferno. On the right side were frames and pictures of men and women alike. All sitting in the same position. All wearing the same necklace... 
 I walked closer for a better look. And nearly tripped over the girl sleeping on the floor. 
 
 WHAT. I backed up and looked at her. She could n't be more than 18. She was wearing a dirty, black dress. Torn, and bloody? What was she doing here? The dragon was sure to get her! She'd be dead like the others, just more bones to the pile growing in the corner. 
 
 Shit. Bones. Dragon. Eat. Death. I was so caught up with the girl sleeping there, I did n't notice her necklace. The same as the pictures. 
 Funny, each person was wearing a color of previous dragons my ancestors had brought down. 
 Red....green... blue... 
 *The recent dragon was black and was recently injured by some fight. * 
 
 
 It could n't be. 
 No. 
 She was just a teenage girl, like me. 
 But she had the necklace.... 
 THAT'S IT. THE NECKLACE. 
 
 I creeped over to her, and slowly, quietly, tried to slide it off her neck. It came off perfectly, and she did n't move. 
 She must really be hurt. I ca n't believe the dragons had this side to them. Did anyone know? Had anyone ever tried taking off the charm around their necks before killing them? 
 She was so young. I hope they wo n't kill her. She's really pretty... why a dragon of all things? 
 
 I stared at the necklace in my hands. What was it to her? A blessing? A curse? 
 I could n't really think straight though. I felt this heat take over my body, this hunger to fight and eat and release the fire in my chest. I shook my head, clearing my thoughts. 
 I threw the necklace on the ground, where it clinked and tinked on the cave floor. 
 
 She began to stir, groggily waking up. I mentally released a stream of curses. Now what? 

