Gulping, I looked around the throne room at the beautiful decorations. I couldn't help but gasp in awe. The place was enormous, with a high, vaulted ceiling that seemed to stretch up to the heavens. The walls were made of the same polished marble as the foyer, and they covered the floor in a thick, plush carpet that felt like silk beneath my feet.

Everything was done with precision, one I never thought dragons had. I had watched movies about those fire-breathing creatures for a long time and ...