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Ethelred listened to the children describe the beast.  The news of Elnith's appearance, and her evident victory over the attacker, was good news.  They still needed to find her, of course, but this was the best lead they had yet.  Most curious, however, was that Elnith mentioned Sorcha, Ethelred, and Reinhardt by name.  It sounded like those three were those whom she expected would be sent, but why?  Clearly, whatever she fought, she felt those three would be most suitable for the mission.

A knight of ice, the empowered descendent of a dragonslayer, and the reincarnation of the ancient king, those were the ones she named.  What sort of foe would these three be have been expected to go up against?  Ethelred thought back at everything they said about the beast, everything Vyrell had mentioned about it, and what information he could glean from the evidence around them.

[color=6ecff6][i]...Black as night...breathes fire...mouth full of teeth...blocked out the sun...able to move up and down Albion with incredible speed...vicious claws that attacked from above...and indiscriminately killed both humans and Fomorians.  It took him a moment to think, but when it clicked, a terrible possibility dawned upon the Frozen Knight.  If Ethelred were not trapped in his armor, assuming he still appeared entirely human underneath it, the color would surely have drained from his face at the possibility of what it could be.

[i][color=6ecff6]This doesn't sound like a Fomorian.  This sounds like a dragon.[/color][/i]

Ethelred know the tales of the King and his knights.  This particular situation reminded him of the tales of dragons that the old heroes had faced.  The most notable, and most alarming in this context, was the tale of how the King slew the terrible Dragon of Black.  Could this beast be not a Fomorian, but a dragon?  Could it have some connection, perhaps descended from the Dragon of Black?  Or perhaps it could be a far more terrifying idea- if the king was reincarnated, who else from the ancient days could potentially return?

On the other hand, the children said that Elnith managed to drive it off, and razing a few minor villages was hardly an act worthy of the infamous Dragon of Black.  Even so, Ethelred needed to either confirm or rule out the possibility that it was indeed a dragon.

[color=6ecff6]"Children, there's some very important things we need to know." [/color]Ethelred addressed them, the worry in his voice apparent.  [color=6ecff6]"First, this lady knight that saved you...Elnith, she's called...what happened to her.  Second, this beast that attacked...this fire-breathing, black beast of claws and teeth...did it have wings?"[/color]

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