Chapter 105

  I followed him outside and watched the reaction of the mankind soldiers camping around us as my dragon walked through their campsites clad only in his magnificent fall of golden hair, indifferent to the cold and their stares. The brethren watched with less surprise, but intense attention as they knew he walked naked amongst them as he intended to change into his other form. Dragons were few, and many had never seen one in any form.

  Away from the horses, so as not to startle them, in a clearing large enough for his dragon form, Aurien shifted from man to dragon without slowing his walk, transitioning into the larger form in a smooth flow that was both magical and natural to him. I heard the exclamation around the camp, saw men rise to standing, abandoning their tasks to stare in wonder as the dragon stretched and preened, flicking his wings against his back, and arching his neck, before turning his violet gaze to me.