Dracona: A Young Boy

You were a young orphan, barely surviving from one day to the next. It had been a year since your one friend, a teenager named Jarix, had left tot he city. Now you were truly on your own. Right now it was spring, a good time of the year. It was warming, and occasionally you could even find work. But what you were truly anticipating was summer. The time of harvest, of fruit, of abundance. Luckily, Jarix had taught you how to preserve food, which had allowed you to make it through the winter.It was after sunset, and you were just outside the town, on your way to the little cave where you slept, when you heard the sound of wings. They weren't the swift wings of birds, but the heavy wingbeats of a dragon. Before you could run, or hide, or even figure out if you wanted to, you heard a rush, acompanied with wind, and three thumps as the dragon landed. It was taller than the two-story shops at the center of town, and seemed to have a purple color.

"You." the dragon said, and you realized it was female. "You have a good heart. Purged by hardship, but sweet in youth. You will take care of my child." She moved toward you, and you took a step back. But she merely placed a large roundish egg at your feet. "I do not know if my child is a boy or a girl, so you may name my baby as you see fit. Here, do not run." She moved closer, and touched her nose tot he top of your head. "I bless you, little human child. Take care of my little one well. I will return." She licked your forehead, then leaned down to lick the egg. "Goodbye." She turned and leapt into the sky.

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The next morning, you woke up, and were surprised to find that the egg actually was there, and it hadn't all been a very strange, realistic dream. But you were glad that it hadn't been. The sun shining through the opening of your cave let you see the color of the egg for the first time.

-The egg is red.

-The egg is green.

-The egg is purple.

-The egg is light blue.

-The egg is deep blue.

-The egg is yellow.

-The egg is white.

-The egg is magenta.

-The egg is orange.

-The egg is brown.

-The egg is black.

-The egg is silver.

-The egg is gold.

-The egg is copper.

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