A dragon devouring faeries (TOME 15 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

Nightmare

Daddy??? "You were a lizard??? I don't understand."

The little one stepped back when I took a step. Then seeing that this would lead nowhere, I went to sit at the nearest table.

Sarah and Bello sat down next to me.

"Louise," Sarah said.

She began to cry.

"Don't cry, honey," Sarah said. You still have your mom and dad who love you. But you should know that everything has changed here.

It's 5050. "

Louise: I don't understand... I remember angels took me and Arnold in a saucer and we met a lot of people who didn't talk to us and we couldn't move from a blue ring. There were other kids like me crying for their mommies and daddies... then a huge man came and ice appeared and we closed our eyes one after the other and I was scared, I was the last one and he was smiling evilly."

Sarah: "Honey... You slept 3000 years..." and everything burned down here. Dad and Mom burned too but they put themselves in a tube with water and dragon blood...They boiled but the dragon blood protected them and...now Dad is human but dragon too.

Mommy is also human and dragon but she is in a lot of pain to become human again and hold you in her arms....

Louis: "It's not fair!!! I'm afraid of dragons... They have big teeth and big claws..."

Sarah: "If daddy didn't have big teeth and big claws, the bad guy with the horned helmet would have left you in an ice cube forever!!!"

Louis: "Is that true?? daddy???"

I smile at my little one.

"Yes, I had to bite the bad guy really hard to free you... but it was hard... it took me years to build the space ship and get you from the bad guy..."

She jumped out of her chair...and grabbed my arm..

"You won't show big teeth to either moin or Arnold? "

"I promise, honey...I'll never growl at you..."

And she jumped on my neck...

"I want mommy but I'm afraid of the white monster... he's going to crush me, right?"

I looked at Sarah, looking for support...

"No... the white dragon will never hurt you... It's your mommy who grew up and her skin is white... She also fought against evil balls full of teeth and she heals all wounds.. She blows snow and ice cream... and she is an expert in ice cream..."

Louise: "But I'm afraid...she's very big, has big teeth and she protects the 3 raptors... "

Me: "Raptors?? yes, there is a white one and a red one and a pink one. The pink one is the meanest of them all...I saw it tear my brother's arm and belly... Daddy...I'm scared...they are mean..."

I stroked my daughter as I always did, thoughtful.... And Sarah was smiling.

I didn't have to bombard her with promises and questions.

Getting her to accept me that I was a dragon too was a victory in itself.

"There are Kobolds who would like to play with you!"

"I'm scared dad... they look like the 3 monsters... only smaller... and they have claws! "

"They will never hurt you... you are a queen to them.. You can ask them anything... even to kneel or crawl... they will!!!"

Sarah: "Hans... you can stay here for a few days with us... until everything calms down".

Then, accepting the chancellor's proposal, I went to the guest room.