Dracon and his men flew through the mid-afternoon sky, searching the landscape below, following the main road out of Cambria when they spotted the recruiting knights, headed at a steady pace away from Cambria. Sir John looked up and spotted the dragons flying toward them.

"At arms, men!" Sir John yelled. "Prepare for battle!" All of the knights unsheathed their swords. "We are outnumbered, but strike only upon my order!"

The black Dracon dragon was the first to land, ...