The Dragon continent was recorded for the first time nearly 1200 years ago. Inhabited only by few barbarians, its conquest should have been easy. But the struggle between the different kingdoms, empires and others hegemony slowed it down quite a lot. But the true impending factor was the wild life.

Dragons were known, the Drakin land for example had quite a number. But there, a lot of pioneer said that the number was insane. Not only the number but the diversity, intelligent or not, They ranged between those not bigger than your palm, to those of somethinf like 100 meter. The bigger Ikriss'Krax'Rimak was estimated to have nearly 300 meter long body!

Extract of “The Dragon continent” by the [Covenant of the Blue-fire]

She heaved a sigh of relief. The tomb before her, in the far west corner of the cemetery was small, only a box with ashes was in after all. her blue iced colour right hand on the stone, stroking it slowly. She had no tears, not any-more.

For a moment she asked herself if she was a monster, she was relieved her grand mother had finally passed away. But after that thought, she knew she wasn't. The pain, at the end, was nearly unbearable and her loving grandmother was beginning to slowly turning insane because of it.

With a last stroke, she took the bag, she wouldn't go back in their house anymore. She let her hand down, and turn to exit the cemetery and her town.

She had an hour or so before the departure, so she slowly strolled for the last time, looking at what was her “home”. The dark-red wooden walls where making quite a sight. She looked up often, the second floor were always more decorated, even with just some flower. Only the kids, were saying her goodbye, some even shed a few tears, for she was the one who read them stories the most. The paper lantern weren't lit, the day was young but the sun quite high already, the hot season was slowly beginning to take it place.

She stopped near the gate, and turn left entering in the small garden of the shrine. Passing under the tori she soon stop before the little “house”. Always open, there weren't enough place for an adult in, the small glossy roof protecting the sacred object against weathering wasn't towering her, she too wasn't taller. She let the bag down, and kneeling on the straw mat, she prayed for a event-less travel.

Soon after she was in sight of the caravan. She was lucky they were here, the town was quite away of the highway and they weren't the regular one too.

Finding the master was quite simple, towering nearly 2m and half, the big muscular full grey wolf therianthrope was the biggest, largest, and probably strongest here.

Grey mane, a wolf like head with aged golden eyes, the tip of his right ear missing was ordering around with a powerful baritone voice.

Her - Hello Master Chen. Master - Hi little one, you're ready? Her - Yes, and thanks again for taking me in. Master - Don't mention it you've paid so.

As the small titan was looking around, he looked at her once again, stroking his small beard, clearly puzzled by her departure.

The titan was young-looking, moreover she was small for a titan, maybe not even 1m80. Her blue iced skin, was quite contrasting with her dark brown leather armor, boots, wristband and grey travel garb. The two sword; he wasn't sure what they were exactly, looked a bit small for katana; but they were visibly used, so she should not be a distressed damsel. Her face wasn't bad, small hero nose, small lips, two horn “weaving” gently making a right angle with each other on an oval head, yes she wasn't bad, but certainly not the top beauty.

But what puzzled him the most where her hair and eyes. The pure silver hair where shiny like the real thing, and her eyes seems like small silver blue “stars” floating in a pure deep black night. That was a first, even at his age, and having wandered for nearly 40 years he had never seen eyes like that. No white, no iris, no pupil, just the deep black night where the stars shine. Beautiful and disturbing.

And now those eyes where suddenly focus on him, no not suddenly he thought.

Master harrumpf to hide that then speak -Your stuff is in this one. He said pointing to a carriage. You should go see who our travel with. Her - Thank you master.

Turning her back to him, she started to go to the said carriage. Two powerful 2 m tall draught horses, with strong and wide legs, one brindled dark bay coat with a with socking on the front legs, the other a salt ant pepper grey. Petting them on the head, a young white tiger girl stood, looking at the titan shortly after master had shown the carriage.

A small smile on the lips, the small therianthrope was studying the one approaching with evident interest. A little bit smaller than the titan, she had a very human appearance. But the deep black stripes all other her snow-white body, her stripe tail, and her cute little snow white ears at the top of her head clearly said otherwise.

She was cute, small turn-up nose, little but full lip, high cheek, big expressive eyes. Coming closer, the truth of her eyes could be see. Both her iris seems light ice shard put together, but there colour wasn't the same. Deep blue for the right one, a little bit lighter on the inside, and a beautiful gold yellow with the exterior more orange for the other.

Probably struck by the startling eyes of the other, both stood silent a metre or so between them. Master Chen who was organising something had is eyes attracted by the silent duo. He stood there looking at them for a few second before going away shaking his head a wry smile showing.

After something like a minute or so, one of them remember her manners.

Her - Hello, I'm Tomoe Hakuhyô, call me Tomoe. Please to meet you.

The other showed a big bright smile before answering.

Xia He - Hello, I'm Xia He Zhao, call me as you see fit. And... Tomoe, cuting her - Even kitten? Xia He, with a false pouting face - moouu, you meanie!

Before the two could continue, a powerful voice was heard. The travel was beginning.