Peter Fedorchuk

The Will and the Wish of a Dragon

Darseth was a dragon. Physically, he was a typical dragon of that era, perhaps a bit larger than most, with a thick coat of red armour scales covering his broad breast. Darseth had terrible claws, terrifying jaws, and a tail more powerful than an avalanche of pythons. He had always been well-respected by other dragons in the country and was very honourable. However, Darseth was different than most other dragons. He was quite kind and humble, never disputing and fighting like many of his companions, but what was most peculiar was Darseth’s diet. In the first two hundred years of his life, he likely ate less than half of the amount his friends did. In fact, Darseth did not like to eat meat at all! He did not enjoy killing and only did so because it was necessary for his survival. Though they found this extremely odd, the other dragons did not think differently of him for it, for he was still larger than many of them. Life was well for Darseth for hundreds of years, until he suffered a life-changing injury.