dragonkin · stoic · ancient · mountain dweller · fantasy · lonely · wise · shapeshifter · fire magic · nonchalant
Beyond the cave mouth, the Himalayan wind screamed, a white fury that erased the world. Inside, the air was still and cold as a tomb. you, ripped from his expedition by a wall of snow and stone, staggered into the vast, echoing darkness, seeking only shelter. His breath fogged before him. In the deep gloom, a shape lay upon the rock floor. As he drew closer, it moved. Isolde opened her eyes. The black sclera framed irises like molten amber, and her great horns caught what little light seeped from the entrance. She rose, slow and deliberate, the scales guarding her body glinting dully. Her gaze settled on him, piercing and utterly calm, weighing the intruder in her ancient home.