OVERTURE — A quiet act of kindness

Before she could return, a dragon stepped into Skyblue’s path.

“Get that dwarf out of here. You’ve put the whole village in danger.”

Skyblue stared at him, bewildered.

“But he needs help.”

The dragon did not move.

The healer came back, looked at the dragons gathered around them, and went over to Skyblue.

“You’d better take him away,” she said loudly.

As she bent over the dwarf, she slipped some herbs and a jar of ointment into Skyblue’s satchel, the bag dragons used to collect their treasures.

“You’ll have to do it yourself,” she whispered.