Tag: the dragon's egg

  • HOW THE EGG CAME TO WAYLE

    Long ago a traveler happened upon the island of Wayle. He was tired and weary and decided to lie down against a rock. When he awoke he saw to his horror that he surrounded by a group of hungry dragons who were all standing quite close. “Have mercy on me!” he cried, “for I come […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART SIX: THE KING AND THE QUEEN He heard slight movement from behind him. Quickly, he seized the Egg and raised it above his head. “Stop!” yelled a familiar voice. He turned to the mouth of the cave and saw through the disparaging gloom the lanky figure of his father framed in the doorway. “Do […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART FIVE: THE EGG “Where are we going?” Harold asked as they slowly made their way up the slope. It was colder up here, and Harold felt strangely sick. Morak did not answer. Instead, he continued to slither up the mountain. A dark bat flew past his ear and Harold jumped slightly. “We are going […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART FOUR: ANCEINT LAWS AND RULES A blurred image swam in front of Harold as he came to. A hissing, spitting noise rose above the excited chattering of voices. “Silence!” barked a cold female voice and immediately there was a sudden hush. “For those of you who do not know, this is a human.” Harold […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART THREE: THE DRAGON GUARD Harold sat glumly in a corner of a ship that was sailing to Alderwood. King Umphishire had ordered the captain to sail over to Wayle, and the captain, rather begrudgingly, had agreed to do so. Five days later, the ship landed on Wayle’s dismal shore, and a young cabinmate entered. […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART TWO: THE QUESTION, AND THE QUEST Harold Parkor was the son of a poor fisherman named Meyrol, and was undoubtedly the last person you would expect to be in an adventure. He was a tall boy of about fifteen years of age with blond hair and bright blue eyes. He was so poor, however, […]

  • THE DRAGON’S EGG

    PART ONE: THE INTRUDER Far off in the misty and somewhat secluded island of Wayle, Morka, the dragonqueen, held a secret council in a rocky cavern on the face of a cliff. There was an intruder on their island, and Morka wasn’t pleased. “Slayvor!” she barked, her loud voice ringing unpleasantly. A dark green dragon, […]