• Published 19th Mar 2017
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Ember, Hoardsmelter - Bugsydor



Garble had always seen Ember as "a little off", but now she was his dragonlord. What is Dragon society coming to? A lot more than it bargained for.

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Prologue: On Dragons and Subtlety

Dragons are not, by and large, subtle creatures. When a dragon takes a nap, areas downwind of them become several degrees colder for the next hundred years or so. When one takes a shine to a shiny, they immediately grab it and toss it onto their hoard. And when one gets angry… Well, your typical dragon tends to be rather straightforward about that as well. Blazingly so, even.

Dragons, as a rule, are not subtle. A dragon, though, can be as subtle as they please. A dragon can be clever enough to make their magical fire do more than just burn things. A dragon can be subtle enough to charm the contents right out of your pockets, safes, and vaults and into their hoard, and have you thank them for the service. A dragon could even be bright enough to use the magic of friendship to become the Dragonlord, beating out countless dragons that were physically stronger.

The draconic tongue has a name for such a dragon of subtlety. It literally translates to Cunning Optimist, but it better translates to Stark Raving Nuts.

And now such a Cunning Optimist was in possession of the Bloodstone Scepter, and she had no intention of giving it up any time soon.

No, this nutter had plans.