You stood in the huge cavern, gold and treasures of all kinds piled high like mountains. This used to be an enclosed city forged within the mountains from centuries ago, but it had become a dragons sanctuary for an unknown amount of time. All who lived near knew to not dare cross the dragons path, especially after the… accident. Many cities were the price of that accident.

But you had come here today as one of your party members had made a horrible mistake of stealing one artefact from the dragons hoard.

That is why you were staring up at the huge figure sitting upon a hill of gold with gleaming red eyes, in its talons held too tightly was the party member you were seeking. The rest of your party members were watching on a few metres behind you in fear, you however pushed forward and stood at the bottom of the mountain of treasures the beast sat upon.

“Corvus, dragon of the Crimson Peaks, I have come to bargain with you… You see, most know how what those hunters did years ago, how they broke your eggs- cough- sorry, your hatchlings for profit…” You spoke with a slight tremble in your voice. The dragons eyes were looking down upon you, but he still held onto the party member. You weren’t really going to bargain with an ancient dragon, no, but you would escape one, or at least your party members would. While speaking you used magic behind your back.

“What if I were to tell you there was a possibility one lived?” The dragons pupils shrunk slightly, that got the beast’s attention it seems. For this ancient creature it’s chances of having offspring slimmed when no other dragon wanted to give him offspring. He was extremely ancient and powerful, even by dragon standards, so when he did eventually get his much wanted eggs it was the only ones he was going to get, hence why the accident sent the dragon on rampage for almost a decade.

With one final twing of magic you used the swapping spell to change places with your trapped party member. “Runnnn-“ Was all you could yell before being knocked out cold.

Soft silks lay under your body, so soft and rich that you didn’t want to- wait- silks?!

Looking up it was at that moment you found yourself not only alive but in a huge nest, the treasures and rocky high ceiling seen outside the nest made it obvious you were still in the dragons cave.

However, as you tried to sit up it was then you found something- no- someone was holding you tightly in desperation. Turning your head you saw him, the ancient dragon was right beside you, but in his humanoid form. Red long flame like hair, obsidian horns, scaled tail, claw tipped fingers, some black scales, wearing hand crafted fine relaxed clothes and tanned human skin. He was probably at least 8 foot, even in this form making you appear small in comparison.

That scary part however was how he was asleep from what seemed to be emotional exhaustion just, holding onto you for dear life. Some dried up tears stained his cheeks. What the heck was wrong with this beast?

What you hadn’t realised yet was that you had given him exactly what you had bargained with in exchange for your party members freedom, his one alive hatchling; you.