Echoes of Dark Beauty

Chapter 6

I keep my breathing slow and even as I think of what to do.

"As if you really have a choice!" The Whispers sing gleefully in my ear.

I sigh and tilt my head upward to where the warm puffs of breath seem to be coming from.

"I accept," I state, my voice surprisingly firm and assured.

The creature gives a purr of approval and nudges the top of my head with its large.....snout? I reach out my hands towards in front of me and my fingertips graze a scaly, cold surface.

"My first guess is some sort of reptile..... Perhaps a dragon? That seems about right."

As my hands graze the dragon's scaly form, I realize that I am not afraid. Perhaps this won't be so bad.