The Dragon Servant

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He said he woke in a cave full of gold, having no idea who he was. He had the mind of a human, but was in the body of a dragon. But instead of obsessing over who he was and what was his past, he decided to explore. This was his chance at a new life. And while he contemplated over why he woke up in a cave and all those other issues, he flew all over the country, giving away all the gold to the lower-classed people of England. "What kind of dragon needs money anyway?" he told us.

But everyone and everything needs a name. He knew what he was, but he wasn't just going to be called "Dragon". He went over the names he knew, all of them British. But he wanted something unique, and even if it had been used before, it would've been just once or twice. But he also wanted it to be easy to pronounce. Care to give me some examples of hard-to-pronounce names?

There's "Z'Laant", "Krukischov" "E'Lumanara"... I've meet a few who've had strange and hard-to-pronounce names.

Thank you. What was your name again?

Reddy.

Thank you, Reddy.

As I said before, he wanted a unique, easy-to-pronounce name. After some thinking, he came up with Sirc. Just a four letter word, easy-to-pronounce, unique. Perfect.

Sirc noticed that not everyone was treating each other fairly in England. And as he looked deeper, he saw some shocking things, some that he wouldn't tell anyone. The adults could probably guess what he saw, including me, but I'm glad Sirc kept quiet for the sake of the children.

Sirc wasn't a bystander, however. If he saw an act of injustice, he would intervene immediately. The victim would be saved, and the evildoer punished. But after some time, a group of intelligent criminals banded together and convinced the king that a dragon had no place in England. Before Sirc had arrived, dragons were a myth. Long ago, they were fabled to be real, and who knows? Perhaps they were. But over time, since the dragons were being killed off by knights, there was less and less evidence that dragons existed, to the point that no one believed them anymore.

Sirc was threatened by the King George III that if he were to meddle with human affairs, whether good or bad, Sirc was to be banished from England, or perhaps even killed.

Sirc stopped. He did not want to cause any more trouble. But since he couldn't do anything, all did was sulk as people were robbed and beaten. Then one day, Sirc overheard a conversation between two men. One man had wanted to go the the American colonies over in the west side of the Pacific. But he had no money. His friend assured him that he could still go, as an indentured servant. Sign a contract, work a couple of years for someone, and then your an American, free from Britain

This information gave Sirc an idea. If he wasn't wanted over in England, then perhaps he would be accepted in America. And since they were colonies, they surely must not have any experience with any dragons in the past, since these were recent colonies. Of course, Sirc could be wrong, and it could actually be a dragon-hating continent, but Sirc hoped that if they did have any experiences with dragons, they were good ones.

Sirc decided to take the risk. And besides, Sirc would be signing up as an indentured servant. A dragon of his size would be much stronger than a person, and with his ability to fly, Sirc would be much more useful and valuable than any normal person. Sirc promised himself to be his absolute nicest and kindest (which wasn't hard, by the way), and to offer to do lots of things for the person he would be working for. These offers would range from watering the crops to building a mansion for his future master. If he acted good, Sirc knew that he would be treated good.

Sirc knew that he would be kind to everyone, regardless of their rank. If the slaves, workers and other indentured servants were healthy and strong, then they can work better. And if it was found out that Sirc was the reason why they were so, he would get benefits.

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