Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #18 September 2015 | Page 25

The woman didn’t hear him, so great was her
terror, she simply trembled before the great beast.
Griev watched as something broke in the woman,
when she realised how close the dragon was. She ran,
the child clutched tightly, panting hard as her feet
pounded on the cobblestones.

The gaping hole in her back exposed the
bloody damage that Aergenan had done. Bones and
organs were shattered and torn, blood and other bodily
fluids splashed in the throes of her death, soaked her
simple dress.

Griev closed his eyes and sighed, mourning
the woman who just wanted to protect her young. He
Griev knew that was a deadly mistake.
gazed at the receding dragon,