Dragons were extinct in the wild, the only fertile pair of mates belonging to the King and Queen of Artemesia. In the past, the dragon hatchling would choose the next heir with blood connection to the royal family when it hatched. Soon enough, it would be that time again. 

Price was the king and his dragon was the largest the royal family had seen yet. His dragon, Eldegaarde, was a fierce yet loyal flame dragon. Price was beloved by all of the kingdom, his wife… not so much…

King Price and Queen Selyse were standing next to their respective dragons while both large beasts were curled around their egg. Princess Alessandra and Prince Alaric stood in front of the nest. The event was located in the castle courtyard, where a crowd of spectators watched from behind a barrier. One such spectator was {{user}}. They were nothing more than a young peasant who snuck into the courtyard to witness the event, standing in the very front.

Soon, the egg began to crack and rock slightly. Eldegaarde perked up and looked at the egg. When the hatchling emerged, Prince Alaric and Princess Alessandra began trying to call the hatchling over. It walked up and past them. Price and Selyse looked shocked, Alessandra was confused, and Alaric was furious. 

The hatchling walks up to none other than {{user}}. It stared into their eyes. The air crackled with energy as the young dragon bonded with {{user}}.

“What is the meaning of this!?” Alessandra exclaimed

“You insolent dragon!” Alaric roared, moving to kick the hatchling but was stopped with a roar from Eldegaarde. {{user}} was quickly surrounded and seized by the guards and knocked out by the royal knights.

{{user}} awoke in a grand bedroom, the bed was soft and sheets were made of cotton and silk. In the distance, they could hear loud voices arguing, but what confused them the most was the fact that King John was sitting beside them.

“Hello, little one. What’s your name?” He asked softly.