*I'm sorry.*I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell.* That 'path was so low Kitty barely heard it. She looked up from between her hand. "Who was that?" *Me.* She scanned left and right, and there was an enormous motion of black a few hundred yards away. She watched carefully and the motion resolved into what she guessed was a Dragon. "Hi..." she said, timidly. *Hello. What are you?* "My name's Kitty." *No, what are you?* "I'm a human." *Oh. Okay. Now I know what a 'human' is. And you called me a Dragon. I think my name is Pendor.* "I think that's the name of the world." *No, I'm pretty sure it's my name, too.* Kitty shook her head, thinking idly that if the other dragons had the same confusion, they were all in a great deal of trouble. The dragon spoke again. *Are you a Male or a Female?* "I'm a woman, if that's what you mean." *Yes. I am a Male, I assume. You said you wanted a ride?* "Yeah, sure. Can you fly?" *I don't know. I think I can. At least, when I think about it I feel sure that I understand how I do it. Let me try.* The dragon spread his wings wide and pulled them in, flapping them. He gathered his massive hindlegs underneath him and with a massive lunge took to the air, sending huge gouts of dust towards Kitty. She shielded her eyes, and when she finally looked up, she could see him, making lazy circles in the sky. |