Alpha Dragon
Even after eating a full meal, I have a fluttery empty feeling in my stomach.
During my childhood, I heard stories of dragon eggs. There were several eggs in gestation at the time. I was told I couldn't go near them because dragons are unpredictable and quite possessive of their young. I was curious but young, and I spent little time thinking of procreation and all it entails. Two centuries later, all but four dragons were dead. Now, thousands of years have passed and only a glimmer of the stories hold a place in my memory.
Ever so slowly, I peer over the side and behold the grandest treasure of my life. I gasp at the sight of the egg's dazzling brilliance. It shines halfway up the high towe