Max hadn't been sure from a distance what the thing moving in the rocks was but now that he was near it he could see the dark scales. He new he should run but something about the creature was drawing him forward. He reached a hand out and ran his fingers over the slick shining skin. A large reptilian face appeared in his peripheral vision.

"How nice of you to come," it said with a hiss.

"Are you a dragon?" Max asked because that was the only thing he could think to ask.

"Not a dragon exactly though he is a distant cousin," the creature said. His forked tongue ... Show more