029: Upon Waking

[Carnelia]

I must be asleep. That is the only reason I could be flying.

I am a dragon with wings the color of the midnight sky. I am not alone as I travel beneath the stars. Flying next to me is another immense beast of extraordinary size, his wingspan large enough to cast a city-wide shadow. He is my mate, a handsome drake, strong and loyal. I feel more than a touch of pride flying by his side, knowing that he is mine and always will be.

Together we are flying under a cloudless sky, next to a large, blood-red moon. My scales of gold, and his of green, glow the color of rust under the strange moonlight.

"Our world is burning, Carnelia." He warns me. "Don't breathe too deeply."

I look down and see that indeed the earth beneath us was engulfed in flames. The spires of a grand castle crumble to fiery ash, taking with it the city under its shadow.

It is strangely familiar, that castle. A prison of glass and stone crafted in power to crush the weak and underprivileged.

As I watch the countr