Sayonara | Dragons Blood, part 9 - The gold banner

Hello world and others, today I bring you my beloved dragons. Enjoy, make love and Warcraft.

She kissed him and looked in his eyes playfully. Her red lips seemed to be covered by silver dust.

"It will be a really nice fire," she whispered. He just kissed her back and observed her elegant movements.

They flew under the cloak of the night illuminated just by a moon torch. Two shadows were floating above the sleeping shire. Soon they spotted the High Inquisitor's town. It was dark and silent, only a few lanterns twinkled like lonely stars at dawn.

The dragons unleashed the fiery hell. They burned the wooden houses like children's toys and waited for the High Inquisitor to show up. Arlene and Ildar felt the energy from the burning valley. At that moment Arlene spotted a rider on the white horse with a golden banner. The dragons turned and followed the man silently. It could have been a trap so they tried to be unseen.

The golden banner was shining in the dark. Arlene was a little bit smaller, so she landed quietly behind the rider. His horse neighed and started and his master almost fell down. Finally he managed to calm down the animal and turned to the dragon lady.

He was terrified, she could tell. He barely held the banner with his trembling arm. Arlene whipped her tail, looked at him with her lavender eyes and sent him a telepathic message.

"A lonely man with a shiny golden banner when his town is burning. This would not be wise if you were running away. What is it then?" she asked almost gently.

The man observed her with respect and fear. The golden cloth trembled with him. His pale face was even paler in the moonlight. He tried to breathe deeply but almost cried in despair. Beads of sweat were running down his golden hair.

"I don't want to kill you, young man," she spoke softly, "what's your name?"

"Dor... Dorian, mighty dragon," he answered with a trembling voice.

"And what are you doing in the dark woods shining like a flaming torch in the middle of the night?"

"I... I have a message for you but... Please don't kill me," he begged.

"I said I don't want to kill you. Who sent that message?"

"The High Inquisitor John Dayne. He... When he left his castle he bade me to tell you that he would find your lair and kill you all for you... For you are ungodly beasts and belong to the deepest hell," he murmured quickly and crouched. Arlene smiled and mused.

"You are far too loyal, dear Dorian. This John Dayne of yours thought he sent you to death. But you are going to be my guest and tell me everything. Get off the horse and drop your weapons," she bade him.

After a while he stood on the ground, his sword laying few feet away from him on the golden banner. He didn't dare to disobey. Arlene grabbed him gently and took off to join Ildar. He looked at her curiously but said nothing. And Dorian realized that he would never leave the dragon lair.