When The Dragon Sleeps

They say the mountain breathes in winter.
That beneath its frozen crown, a dragon lies dreaming -
not dead, not gone, but waiting.

Once, he was the kingdom's shield,
a guardian forged from frost and ocean storms.
He burned bright in a world of war,
until the day he gave everything
for the land... and for her.

Now he sleeps beneath crystal ice,
his magic sealed, his soul quiet.
And the people he once protected protect him in turn,
century after century,
with devotion carved deeper than time.

Among them is Liora, a young warrior of the Drakeguard,
drawn to the mountain without knowing why.
She dreams of a man made of snow and stars,
his voice echoing in the space between her heartbeats.

She does not remember the vow they once made,
nor the love that shattered fate.
But the dragon remembers.
Even in sleep, he remembers.

And soon, the world will begin to stir again.