Dragonblood - The Arrival

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Icy winds passed over the ice island of Barafu, swirling the loose powdery snow. Through the dense clouds that brought more snow, the sun tried to fight its way to warm the land at least a little. In fact, it managed to do so, and the shallow light made the snow crystals glisten, making it look as if diamonds were flying across the barren scree.

The mountains and hills were buried under a thick blanket of snow and ice, giving no hint of what the landscape looked like without the white mantle. There was virtually no one who had ever seen it without the white splendor.

Massive glaciers made their way between some mountains that were frozen even in summer, showing their brilliant blue when warmed by the sun's golden rays. Some parts of the island consisted of pure ice, on which one could slip and injure oneself.

Impatiently, a tall man rubbed his hands and rocked back and forth on his feet as he waited for his visitor to arrive. The slender body was wrapped in a thick fur coat, and his feet were in warm, lined boots. To keep his hands from getting too cold, he had buried them in his coat pockets.

Nevertheless, he could not help but catch the few rays of sunlight with his face. Although they were very light, he could feel the warmth they brought. These moments were rare, and he should enjoy them while he could, even if the light from the reflection in the ice burned his eyes a lot.

Rei Zeki had heard what the new woman, who was to arrive in a few minutes, was like. At least, if he could believe the words of the stone dragon. However, Rei wanted to see for himself and couldn't wait to see what the woman looked like.

It was the first time a woman would be on his island. Until now, he had only heard rumors about it and had seen one once as a child. But then he had become a guard and had taken on an honorable task that forbade him from experiencing distractions from women.

This time, however, he had been chosen to subdue this one. As a guard, he could be adamant, and she seemed to need that. The idea of her dancing on the others' noses was kind of fun.

It certainly wouldn't be boring with her. Rei couldn't really complain about not having enough variety with the other men and their idiosyncrasies that sometimes led to problems. Still, such a woman was certainly something else.

I wonder how she would fit in if she understood that he would not be led around by the nose? He couldn't afford to since he would be stripped of his post if he allowed himself to be distracted. He would probably have to read her the riot act to get her to behave, but that would not be a problem either. He already had enough experience in educating.

Lost in thought, the man stared around and let his blue eyes glide over the cloudy sky. The sun had already hidden behind the dark clouds again since it could not fight it.

Where was she?

Slowly, he lost patience and snorted. Immediately, white clouds formed in front of his nose and rose before being swept away by the wind.

Then, finally, the expected and longed-for shadow appeared in the air.

A giant, gray dragon pushed its way through the clouds and headed toward them. From its claws hung a large basket, which the stone dragon simply dropped into the snow in front of Rei. It immediately kicked up dust, and when it settled down again, Rei expected the person in it to get out. However, nothing happened.

When he frowned and moved closer to see what was going on, he found a young woman wrapped in thick clothing. It could also be seen that her arms and legs were bound, and she was wearing a gag. At the same time, her gray, broken hair did not exactly testify to strength. In fact, she looked rather sick.