Unexpected Happiness

She had amazing eyes. There was probably nowhere else like them. At least the dragon had never seen them before. It couldn't be said that he interacted with humans all that often....

On the contrary, he spent most of his time avoiding them. And this strange, very quiet girl with big silver-birch eyes, he accidentally found in a forest pit, where she fell down, running away from the thugs. She was curled up at the bottom of the hole, shivering from the cold, in her rain-soaked clothes. The lizard, scurrying between the trees in search of a rabbit, didn't notice her right away. Her innate ability to change her size was a great help when it came to finding something to eat. It was not very convenient to race through the forest in its usual size, sweeping away oaks and pines along with their roots. But shrinking himself to the size of a cow and masterfully rolling between tree trunks was another matter....

He would probably have run past without noticing the unfortunate one. But the quick hare, running away from him, looked back unluckily, and not noticing the danger, fell into the hole with all his might. And in annoyance, I think, he screamed, trying to run along the wall and constantly falling on his furry butt.

So small... - when the dragon looked into the pit, the fluffy dinner was sitting in the little man's arms, shivering. It was hard to tell if it was a boy or a girl. The hunting suit, woven of leather and gray velour, hung baggy on the lean figure. His pale, dark-haired face with sharp cheekbones was adorned with huge, unbelievable eyes. It was worth it for the dragon to look into those eyes once and something happened to him. One heartbeat. One second between past and present. And the feverishly trembling hare, which noticed the lizard's face, screamed and shrieked with its hind paws, ran its claws over the hand of its sleeper and flew again to try to climb out of the hole.

You bastard! - The dragon could tell from the vibration of her voice that she was most likely female. - Nasty, furry nasty! - Tearing a piece from her brown cloak to bandage her bleeding scratches, the girl was indignant.

Shall we eat it? - The dragon tried to smile and the girl shuddered and realized her head was up. He was prepared for her to scream and repeat the hare's movements, but to his surprise, the girl smiled mischievously:

“Come on.

And stretched out her arms to him...

The stunned dragon increased in size, the glade allowing such luxury, and carefully took her by the collar of her cloak with his teeth and pulled her out of the hole. The hare screamed more than ever.

My name is Myra,” the strange creature held out her hand as he set her on the ground.

Heiress,” the dream dragon changed size and gently touched his hand with his tail. An electric shock ran through his body and he pulled back a little. - Are you lost?

I ran away...” she said confused. - Then they tried to catch me and here I am...” she nodded at the hole he had just pulled her out of. - Grab that seizure and let's go home.

The dragon, not expecting such a thing from himself, quickly and carefully coped with the hare and gave the prey to his new acquaintance and moved through the forest to his home. And it was perfectly familiar and right. Walking beside her, discussing the latest news and conversation on various topics. She told how she was to be married to some terrible prince. He told her that his relatives had long since passed away and he was left alone in a large house carved into a high rock. Not far from the entrance to his dwelling was a beautiful crystal blue lake, into which a powerful waterfall fell from a great height, as if closing the dragon from prying eyes....

He never took people to him. But as soon as she stepped inside, a happy smile lit up her face, and she pulled off her wet and dirty clothes and squealed into the water.

Yes, of course I'll find something for you to wear...” the dragon muttered, rummaging around the house for some fabrics. - I drag humans in here every day...

When the guest deigned to get out of the water next to the lake there were already lying several suits, two dresses and a curtain....

He found it in the farthest room he had never looked in before. Years ago, his parents had lived there...

That's how she stayed with him. A noisy, completely strange girl who, by a terrible coincidence, turned out to be a runaway frozen princess. Who fell asleep at night and turned into a little golden dragon....

But the dragon never told anyone about it...

As well as the fact that sometimes, when she sleeps, he changes his appearance to human, in order to swim in the lake with pleasure ...