I gasped and looked at the dragon in front of me. It was really the one in my dream. The appearance itself was the same as what I saw.
The Fire Dragon Salamander was real!
After melting the door, the dragon spit another fire again to the stone wall of my cell creating a big hole leading towards the outside.
I couldn’t help but feel awed by how powerful the fire coming from the Fire Dragon Salamander was.
“You are real,” I was looking at the dragon with a shocked expression.
Yes, Ayesha.
I couldn’t believe that the Fire Dragon Salamander was really real! I blinked a couple of times just to make sure I am not imagining things. But the dragon was still in front me.
Get on my back. We need to leave. The guards are coming. The dragon said in my head as it lowered its back for me to climb.
I looked at the melted door hoping to see Laura but she was out of sight.
Where did the guard take her?
“I need to take Laura with me,” I plead to the dragon.
My brows furrowed. Did I just hear him make a disapproving sound?
We can’t take her. She can’t withstand the heat coming from me.
My eyes widened when I saw a lot of guards with weapons coming in our way. I hurriedly climbed on the back of the dragon and held on to its back.
Before the guards could get closer, the Fire Dragon Salamander flew out of prison and went up to the sky.
The clear blue sky and the rays of the sun welcomed my eyes. The wind coming from the dragon’s flapping wings blew my red hair, almost covering my sight. I scooped it with my other hand when the dragon halted and then it flew away and went towards the direction of the forest.
After two long years, I was really out in the open.
***
The Fire Dragon Salamander brought me to the forest.
Your journey will start here, Ayesha.
The dragon said after putting me safely in the ground, and then it suddenly disappeared from my sight.
“Salamander?” I called the dragon but it was not responding. Where did it go?
Why did it disappear right away? I had a lot of questions that I wanted to ask the dragon.
What did the dragon mean when it said that my journey will start here?
It confused me.
I looked at where I am and sighed. Now, I’m all alone. I closed my eyes and felt the fresh air. It felt so good. It felt so cold on my skin but it made me alive.
I opened my eyes and looked around. I couldn’t believe that I was really out of the prison.
What I needed to do was to hide from the royal guards. And I need to be careful. I knew they were already trying to look for me.
I started to walk and wander through the forest. The branches and leaves of the trees were dancing with the wind.
I didn’t know how long I had been wandering the forest. The sun was already set and it was getting dark.
Oh my god! Oh my god!
The wild boar was chasing me!
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