~ RAMON ~
The scent was strong and offensive. It was sufficient to rouse me from my beautiful slumber. My inner dragon growled, a warning to me that I would not return to the slumber if the source of the stench was not dealt with.
My eyes were drawn to the sleeping beauty that lay beside me. Spurred by nothing but great admiration, my fingers danced on her delicate face, her soft snores of content a delight to my soul and a temporary satiation to my inner dragon.
The stars had brought her back to me as I had prayed and predicted. It was a cause of amusement to me that after I had given the orders for a search for the sign of her return, it was I who saw the sign and rescued her from the jaws of death.
Nonetheless, it saddened my heart that the stars brought her back to me without her m
