Monday, 13 January 2014

Drabble 13



Finished at 23:13.

The last dragon lay down at the foot of the mountain. A proud creature, he had always thought that he would die in the skies or in battle, not lying on the ground like a common lizard. But his old bones ached and his joints creaked, and though he stared up at the mountain top that had for so long been his home he couldn’t quite find the strength to travel further. He longed to make the journey home one last time, but his limbs were heavy, his eyelids were heavy. He closed his eyes and thought of the sky.

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