Dante's Heart
ANDREW HALLAM - Fiction/Nonfiction Editor
...Not all is coming up roses, however. Andrew is told that burning
villages, kidnapping fair maidens and slaying the brave knights who want
to rescue them is strictly verboten in these modern times.
Detail from Dragon Tea and Satyr
Crumpets,
copyright Destiney Bisson
So, to distract himself from his natural but draconian urges, he takes
dictation from a troll who says the most interesting things about elves,
hobbits, and Rings of Power. Then the troll serves tea and crumpets.
Andrew tries not to char his new friend's good china, but it is so hard
to pretend he does not want to ravage the countryside or eat sheep
and cattle instead of nibbling at really nice troll pastries. He finds
himself thinking that he maybe should have become a griffin or a
powerful wizard or the deity of a small glen until he returns home to
find his lovely treasure hoard glinting at him just so in the torchlight of
his dragon's cave. Then he knows he made the right choice and falls
asleep with a blissful smile on his face. Some stories really do end
happily ever after.
But that was some weeks ago. As with many who live in fairy tales,
“happily ever after” is relative. This is perhaps especially true for a
dragon with his gold....
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...Not all is coming up roses, however. Andrew is told that burning
villages, kidnapping fair maidens and slaying the brave knights who want
to rescue them is strictly verboten in these modern times.
Detail from Dragon Tea and Satyr
Crumpets,
copyright Destiney Bisson
So, to distract himself from his natural but draconian urges, he takes
dictation from a troll who says the most interesting things about elves,
hobbits, and Rings of Power. Then the troll serves tea and crumpets.
Andrew tries not to char his new friend's good china, but it is so hard
to pretend he does not want to ravage the countryside or eat sheep
and cattle instead of nibbling at really nice troll pastries. He finds
himself thinking that he maybe should have become a griffin or a
powerful wizard or the deity of a small glen until he returns home to
find his lovely treasure hoard glinting at him just so in the torchlight of
his dragon's cave. Then he knows he made the right choice and falls
asleep with a blissful smile on his face. Some stories really do end
happily ever after.
But that was some weeks ago. As with many who live in fairy tales,
“happily ever after” is relative. This is perhaps especially true for a
dragon with his gold....
Back to Andrew, Page 1
Read Chapter One
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