One-time Allies

Dragons are like cats with wings and flame: no loyalty, and their idea of play can be lethal.

In the beginning, dragons and men forged an alliance but accidental deaths on both sides (as are bound to happen when each believes himself superior to others) had seen the fledgling partnership rent asunder before it was established.

Dragons went underground then, hiding from humans but remembering, always remembering, the folly of the attempt. As the years went by, the humans forgot – they forget everything in mere years: as a species they’re forever doomed to repeat the errors of their forebears.