"Dragon
Dreams"Graphic ©Ciruelo
Cabral
Episode
I

Once upon a time,
a long time ago,
there was a lovely little village
in The West
called Haven.
The people of Haven
were happy & friendly
and welcomed
Newcomers
to their midst.
One day, there came to Haven
a Dragon named J 'on.
Claiming to be Friendly,
and seeming so,
the Haveners took J'on
as one of their own.

What the Haveners did not,
COULD
not know,
was that J 'on
had a False Heart
& lied to them.
When it's original owner
mysteriously disappeared,
he laid claim to a nearby castle
called The Elm
which was known for it's hospitality,
both to it's residents
and it's visitors.
This, he promptly changed
& the castle servants,
under his power,
became his slaves.
To all the visitors,
nothing seemed amiss
& J 'on's magic deceived
all but a few.
Years went by,
and J' on's hold
over the poor inhabitants
of The Elm
grew .
The situation seemed hopeless.

While his fierce tyranny
laid low the spirits
of his slaves,
They continued to pray
for their
Deliverance.
One of these servants,
a half-breed fairy-human
named Enoon,
would occasionally
sneak out of The Elm
in the middle of the night
to enjoy the sweet mysteries
of the nearby forest.

There, she would visit her fairy kin,
& dream
of the Great Day
when she & her fellow slaves
would be free
once more.
Enoon knew that if she was
ever caught doing this,
she would suffer
dearly,
and the thought did occur to her,
at times,
to flee this cursed place,
never to return.
But, as much as she loved
her Freedom,
she loved her friends more
and always returned,
knowing she could not
desert them.

Still, she knew she must find a way
to rid The Elm of it's curse.
(Continued)
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