ARTHYR AURELIO AND THE MISFITS’ OASIS — Part of her story

In time, Skyblue and Aurora became close friends. They shared their adventures, their fears, and the dreams they dared not speak of at home. Sometimes one had only to look at the other for them both to burst out laughing.

The place became their oasis. Each visit to the mountain brought Skyblue a joy that stayed with her for hours, even after she was back in the village.

There she also met Arthyr Aurelio, the being who joined them at those gatherings. Skyblue never managed to discover what kind of creature he was. Something about him did not fit into the classifications she had learned at school.

Whenever the dragon remembered those days, she saw Aurora beckoning her closer, the elf’s damp shoes, and Arthyr Aurelio’s smile. For a long time she had believed her childhood held nothing but loneliness. Yet those gatherings had happened, too. They were part of her story as well.