Page 228 of Dragon Champion (Age of Fire 1)

A river of strength in fullest flood.

My egg was one of Irelia’s Clutch

Her wisdom passed in mental touch.

Mother took up before ever I woke

The parent dragon’s heavy yoke;

For me, her son, she lost her life

Murderous dwarves brought blackened knife.

A father I had in the Bronze AuRel

Hunter of renown upon wood and fell

He gave his clutch through lessons hard

A chance at life beyond his guard.

Father taught me where, and when, and how

To fight or flee, so I sing now.

Wistala, sibling, brilliant green

Escaped with me the axes keen

We hunted as pair, made our kill

From stormy raindrops drank our fill

When elves and dwarves took after us

I told her “Run,” and lost her thus.

Bound by ropes; by Hazeleye freed

And dolphin-rescued in time of need

I hid among men with fishing boats

On island thick with blown sea-oats

I became a drake and breathed first fire

When dolphin-slaughter aroused my ire.

I ran with wolves of Blackhard’s pack

Killed three hunters on my track

The Dragonblade’s men sought my hide

But I escaped through a fangèd tide

Of canine friends, assembled Thing

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