Chapter 16 Tokys'NyghisDak-Vara's neck hurt from leaning back so far in the face of the dragon. No fear came over the mage. In fact, he found himself a little surprised that not a single chill passed his spine.
The beast before him loomed so large it boggled the mind. The black dragon stood twenty feet at the shoulder. Its head was the size of an overloaded wagon. The creature's body was so long it disappeared into the distance of the swamp.
"And you are?" asked the mage.
"Well, I did not expect arrogance to be the first emotion from one so small." The voice of the dragon rumbled in Dak-Vara's ears, yet still he had no distress.
"I have nothing to fear from you."
The dragon bellowed and laughed. Or what Dak-Vara thought a laugh might sound like from a dragon. "What is your name, littl
