1)
It seemed a very long time to the dragonling ere he summoned the courage to ask, “What mark do you know you’ve made, Honored Elder?”
“Ere I die, I can see only the brute-simple ones. Reshaping these peaks about us, for one.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2018
3)
““You can DO that?”
“I can. But find your own mark, mind. After all, this one could be merely my grandest self-delusion.”
“Self-d…ah, you might be mistaken?”
“It’s possible. Unlikely. After all, I’m no longer a dragonling.”#epic fantasy I…I feel offended.”
“Hide that feeling. If others know they can offend you so easily, they will goad, and your life will be short. Theirs, too, possibly, but that shouldn’t be your concern. Yours is your only concern.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2018
4)
“It’s not a concern I’ve felt much, so far.”
“I’m aware of that.”
Old Snout’s words were very dry.
“Oh?” the dragonling asked, nettled. “You know that how, exactly?”
“You stayed within my reach. So, unconcerned. Or very stupid.”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 25, 2018