ITHRA

I watched Zadok as he looked between the bag and the dragon. 

“Please don’t fall for it,” I prayed as I walked around the cave, shielding my presence with the mountains of treasures. 

“Decide already, wolf!” I heard the dragon say, “What will it be? I don’t have all day.” 

“I want the girl.” Zadok said after a while, “I don’t need anything else but the girl. Give her to me, and we have a deal.”

The cave shook with the bark of the dragon’s laughter. “How foolish! Foolish, foolish wolf. If only you knew what that witch is hiding from you, then you wouldn’t make a decision as...