![]() He sat, chained to a side-rail in the cart, a suitcase full of valuables secured in the chains. They just wanted to tear everything down, bit by bit.Įven more foolish that those that opposed the dragon was Lyle’s father. They had no interest in trade, no interest in offering. What buildings remained were left standing only so the dragon could come back and topple them later. It could do it in a single day but the sadistic beast drew it out, pulling as much suffering and death out of the act as they could. The dragon clearly had only one goal in mind, the total annihilation of their city. Many still remained, standing in opposition to the tyrant with nothing but will and principle. When it was just the three of them, and their mansion was burned to the ground, they all finally climbed into the wagon. They planted their feed in the dirt, and refused to leave their home. Many families left early but Lyle’s family was stubborn. ![]() Those that stood against the dragon wound up as piles of molten metal and ashes. The attacks had been relentless, days and days of fire coming from the sky. They were all fleeing their home and the weight of it could be seen in every dull eye. Their mother and father sat a few feet away, two more faces among the dozens of others in the moving wooden crate. Lyle sat with their hands together, fingers interlaced, their attention fixed heavily on the planks beneath them. We’re signing these people up for death.į: The dragon would probably attack them anyway.Ĭ: WE planted the gold! WE made sure the dragon knew! WE are ensuring an attack!į: I know you don’t like this, but the ends will justify the means.į: Yeah! Either we save the day, or we die heroes. It is a monster and needs to be put down by any means necessary.Ĭ: Even if that means sacrificing those fleeing from it?ī: If we remain motionless, the snake will kill many more.Ĭ: There has to be another way. It works but… these people didn’t sign up for it.į: The beast keeps attacking, it keeps killing. This trap is nearly flawless.Ĭ: No, not the idea. ![]() There may be parts missing for a little bit but they will be added over time.įighter: Our trap will be here, right in the middle of the caravan.īarbarian: Finally, we will cleave the head of the serpent.į: With all those people and all the gold we planted, it’s dragon-nip.ī: I disagree. It is not told linearly but this post will be ordered as close as it can be. ![]() It is collected from a series of twitter posts I have been making, tying this story together. I will be updating this post as I write more of this story. ![]()
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