Amanda’s a young girl who befriends a dragon, who’s the last of his kind and they’ve forged a deep friendship over the course of many years. Amanda says it’s the last time she can visit, as her village will soon be overrun by the Bane, hordes of men coming to conquer and plunder their land. Due to his advanced age, Grey feels he’s unable to do anything. What transpires next is a frantic free-for-all, leading to an action-packed finale. Yet, while the action is amazing, so is the quiet character building moments of gentle banter between two old, yet highly unlikely, friends. You can feel Grey’s weariness and general decrepit state as well as the emotional intimacy these two have shared, leading to a satisfying and well-earned ending, which I thought was poetic perfection.
I read this short story when it was originally published in The Dragon Chronicles (The Future Chronicles), an anthology filled with many more excellent short stories about dragons just like this one!
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