OVERTURE — The alarm and the healer

The moment she entered the village, the alarm went up.

“A dwarf! There’s a dwarf in the village!”

“Guard the treasure!”

“He’ll tell the others where we live!”

Warnings were sent to the neighboring villages. Dragons rushed out of their trees and back inside to check their belongings.

Skyblue, on her way to the healer’s home, thought they were all getting ready to help.

She set the dwarf down on the grass. The healer knelt beside him, examined the wound, and went inside for herbs, ointments, and water. She didn’t ask what kind of creature he was. It was enough to see that he was hurt.