A Tale of A Thousand Years Ago [13]

"Were you the one who killed it?" I asked, a sense of caution in my voice as I unconsciously took a step back. 

It was horrifying to believe that a human can kill a klauth; the dragons the whole world feared, whom even the five kings did not dare to attack. To be able to kill such a thing… was a terrifying thought. I was scared, as a kid should be from such a person. 

"Did I kill it, I wonder" Reshi said while still looking at the skeleton. "Well, a cave this big can't be formed naturally—not even by the biggest lava tubes, and I can't dig it with my hands, so…" he stopped, which was a sensible thing to do. 

There was no more need for words. I already had the answer I wanted. He had killed the klauth, whose skeleton lay before me. This person had the power to kill the being on the top of the food chain. He…

My body and survival instincts screamed that I should get away from him and run as far as I can without even looking back in his direction.