Four years ago, Morgan was found half-dead near the dragon village of Thorsbury Upon Wick.
Morgan cannot remember what happened to her, but the villagers suspect she might be a dragon from their long lost ancestral homeland.
Adopted by the villager...
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M O R G A N
The fort had few supplies for non-vampires. We found bottles of blood that Poppy could survive on, but nothing for the rest of us. When Erik had offered that burnt rat as dinner, I thought he was joking - I realise now he wasn't.
"We'll have to hunt for rabbits," Erik said, throwing a bow across his back.
He was walking about with his enormous gold wings out. It was odd seeing them. Usually, all the dragons in the village kept their wings hidden.
"I pulled this off a mannequin in the hallway," Erik said to Rupert and tossed him a set of padded leather armour.
Rupert caught the armour clumsily, and dropped the gloves on the floor.
"He's a butcher, Erik. Not a soldier," I objected.
Erik ignored me and stared at Rupert.
"Do you want to protect her?" He asked, nodding at Poppy.
Rupert tightened his grip on the leather armour and nodded. He then took the armour into a side room and changed.
When he came out, his wings were folded behind his back. Poppy gasped.
"Your wings are such a pretty colour," she gushed, admiring his shimmering green and purple wings. "They remind me of dragonfly wings."
Rupert blushed and stared down at his feet.
"I bet your wings look lovely too, Poppy," he mumbled.
Poppy's face suddenly fell.
"I think my wings are gone," she said sadly and then forced a smile. "Not that I ever really used them. They were a funny colour - they didn't sparkle like your wings."
Rupert stared at Poppy hopelessly. It was nauseatingly twee. Thankfully, Erik interrupted their moment by thrusting a sword into Rupert's open hands.
"We'll take the mountain path that runs around the back of the fort. It's not fit for carriages, so I doubt we'll run into any vampires," Erik explained.
"What about the sun? I won't be able to travel during daylight," Poppy asked nervously.
"Vampires have a special cloak for travelling in the sunlight. It's made from a special cloth that stops sunlight from touching your skin," Erik said, handing Poppy a long black robe.
Poppy stared at the black cloth, mortified.
"You want me to wear black?" she said.
"It's either that or burn up in the sun," Erik replied.
Poppy took the cloth reluctantly and threw it over her shoulders. The heavy material swamped Poppy's tiny frame.
"You'll need to keep every inch of your body covered with the cloak while travelling through the sun. You'll even need to keep your eyes covered unless you want them to explode in your head," Erik said.
