CHAPTER 2: THE MEN WHO CAME FOR THE EGG
CHAPTER 2: THE MEN WHO CAME FOR THE EGG
News spread across the country within days.
The story of Elias Rowan.
The tortured dragon.
The hidden cave.
Thousands traveled to the valley.
Not all of them came with good intentions.
One stormy night, trucks climbed the mountain road.
Armed men stepped out carrying cages, chains, and tranquilizer rifles.
The leader smiled.
"A dragon egg is worth more than gold."
Deep inside the cave, the final egg rested beneath glowing crystals.
The White Dragon sensed danger immediately.
So did the girl.
She had remained near the mountain ever since the truth emerged.
When she saw lights moving through the trees, she knew.
"They found it."
The dragon spread its enormous wings.
Together they raced toward the cave.
The poachers arrived first.
One of them fired.
The tranquilizer dart struck the dragon's shoulder.
Another followed.
Then another.
The White Dragon stumbled.
The girl screamed.
"No!"
The hunters advanced.
Chains rattled.
Weapons aimed.
For a terrible moment, it seemed history would repeat itself.
Then something impossible happened.
A crack appeared on the egg.
Everyone froze.
Another crack.
And another.
Golden light burst across the cave.
The shell shattered.
A tiny dragon emerged.
Its scales shimmered like moonlight.
The newborn looked directly at the White Dragon.
Then at the little girl.
The cave trembled.
The crystals along the walls suddenly ignited with brilliant light.
The hunters panicked.
The mountain itself seemed alive.
Rocks crashed down.
Passages collapsed.
The poachers fled in terror.
Within minutes they disappeared into the storm.
The newborn dragon crawled beside the little girl and rested its head against her hand.
The White Dragon watched silently.
A promise ten years old had finally been fulfilled.
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Elias Rowan had saved more than a dragon.
He had saved a future.
