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Where ever the dragon's soul takes him.

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Saga found herself lying in a field, surrounded on all sides by golden wheat. Some farmer somewhere wouldn't be very happy when he found the mess she had made of his crop. Saga stood and stretched, claws and tail flattening even more of the future harvest. A cheerful sun shone down from a bright blue sky and warmed her pale skin. Pleased, Saga stretched out her wings to catch even more of the light.

Another morning. Saga didn't know how much time had passed since had been this clear-headed. The spirits took up so much of her that she barely remembered herself sometimes. Idly, she wondered if it was so with other dragons and their charges. In the back of her mind she knew that the old Saga would never have allowed herself to be subjugated so completely. So much had changed since then.

Slowly, memories of the past several days began to float to the surface. Vivid flashes of sight, sound, and emotion. The spirits gathering in the cemetery, the only light the pale glow from their ghostly forms. The thrill as Alter stepped forward and gave the command, sending them all running headlong into the night. The almost audible heartbeats of the poor wretches who happened to cross their path--they listened with wide eyes to Alter's invitation to join him. And the wild joy that filled her as they chased down any who refused.

These hunts were coming more and more frequently of late. But why? Alter, her most persistent spirit, was dormant now, so she couldn't ask him. He rarely stirred during daylight, and after the hunt he would likely be silent for at least a few days. She was looking forward to the break even though she could still feel his presence, like a small weight in her chest.

Ah, but here was someone else. She felt a chill that almost completely negated the warmth of the sun. Saga folded in her wings as a young man appeared before her, one of the souls that had chosen to join them in the hunt. He appeared young and ordinary. Probably a simple laborer. He had a frightened and confused expression on his face.

"P-please, dragon. I've did what you want." Here the man looked as if he would be sick, and he had to pause before he could continue. "My mom'll be worried. They'll want me at work. Please, let me go home."

The newer ones never understood--there was no going home. Once they had joined in the hunt they could never leave it. Her words never had any effect when she tried to explain this to them. It always took time...or perhaps a demonstration. Saga sighed. This lesson would be hard and it pleased Saga to show these souls kindness where she could.

"Where is your home, Jon?" The name came to her instantly

Jon hesitated, and then pointed to a blocky group of dark silhouettes in the distance. A plume of smoke snaked up from it to the sky. A town.

"Very well, then. I will accompany you."

"You? You're coming with me?" His voice was almost a squeak.

"Yes...it has been sometime since I've visited a human town, and I would like to see one again." Saga paused and put a softer tone in her voice. "I can promise you that I will bring no harm to anyone there today. The hunt is over...for now."

"Y-yes. Of course."

Saga thought briefly about stealing a human form, but decided against it. She wanted to stay herself for now. She took a deep breath and as she let it go again, she shrunk until she was no larger than an ordinary lizard. Quick as blinking, she climbed up the man's coat and found a perch on his shoulder. Saga nodded in the direction of the village.

"Go on."

And with that they made there way to town, Jon not quite remembering how to keep his feet on the ground.