I am a dragon! Help me! (TOME 4 of the TIAMAT'S WARS SERIE)

Slave

I understood immediately that human life no longer counted here. The richest bought the poorest and slavery was also a hardship.

The pilgrims who were imprisoned with me explained to me that a slave was more valuable than a dead person or an animal. The nobles could not use their title and if they did they would be free after a ransom but they would lose their right to the title of knight or they would have to pay a terrible compensation to the church to atone for their sins.

I had nothing left. I had given everything! pitiful for a dragon.

Raoul (noble): Marc, act like an idiot and obey like a dog! Never violence! My Uncle survived the galleys and slavery. He got out after 8 years! but he is free!

You 8-10 years is nothing for a dragon! You will live for centuries if you are careful!

In the background an old red dragon was attached to a halter made of solid wood and reinforced with metal plates. She could hardly move, but there were traces of the blood of the unfortunate people who had served her as pâté, animals, humans? condemned? or rebel slaves.

YOU the young dragon!" the creature growled at me in draconian language.

My companions did not understand anything but I told them that my grunts were not threats but a means of communication between reptiles. They reassured themselves.

YES, you black man with spades!

Why did you come here to get lost? And what are those decorations on your horns, they look like dragon slayer coats of arms!

My name is KARRRINE. I was defeated in Cappadocia. I had the reflex to surrender and submit or I would have died. What about you?

Me? I just got arrested for I don't know and I was visiting Jerusalem.

Karrrine: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, she's the best, a dragon tourist in the kingdom of Judas! They are beautiful, aren't they, the arena! And the port? beautiful! HAHAHAHAHAHA and HAHAHAHAHAHA and HAHAHAHAHAHA the slave market, beautiful view on the HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA wailing wall!

But it's nonsense!

And you didn't defend yourself???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA and you are so big that if my daughter saw you she would jump on you HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Me: Oh, that's good. I have to lay low.

Karrrine: What? WOAF WOAF WOAF The dog MWAHHAHAHAHAHAA.

Did he castrate you or what or did they take your fire gland out????

I used to break and melt my chains but they held me and my daughter hostage. It's ONLY because of her!

And you, you're young, you don't have children yet! Huh? What are you? 20-30 years old?

No," I answered, "I have 8 years in my head but really 11. I'm a bit retarded...

HAHAHAHAHAH.

Me: Why are you dragons so mean?

Karrrine? mean? us? We're not mean, we're just at the top of the food chain, that's all! Men are a kind of breeding, sophisticated game.

And it's like pigs, they have good taste! but they are the best bleeders, their blood is very salty. and the fat ones taste like honey and sweets. the children are a bit mentholated and as they have very little hair they taste good and are easy to digest. and besides, they are everywhere. Even in the sea and in the desert!

Me: Shut up, you disgust me! Before I was a dragon I was a human and if you don't shut up you'll be the fourth dragon I've killed!

Karrrine: Oh oh oh, Mr. Dragon is rebelling! I want you to know that Mr. Dragon Guy, "the little one", that I have more than one trick up my sleeve and I have your life between my paws. and if you don't pay attention to what they tell you, you'll be the next one in my belly! At least I have eaten other dragons and I have TAKEN THEIR STRENGTHS AND POWERS. So you're going to be the good dog dog with me! Okay?