The Wolf and The Dragon (Book 1)

Who is The Dragon?

[Lloyd]

I was about to summon my dragon to fly back home, when I saw a shadow coming from a narrow footpath behind the tower, something familiar in the way it moves captured my attention, as it reached a lamp post the light illuminated her face. -"Ruby ?!" -I thought.

She suddenly stopped, looking towards me, and then I was sure it was her, but from where I was she just couldn't see me, as she walked away again, I run towards her, and called her name:

-"Ruby ..." I shouted

-"Lloyd" - she looks at me in surprise.

-"what are you doing here?"

-"well, I could ask you the same question.

-"I guess".. - I didn't really know how to answer that, so I just said the true - "I was flying in my dragon, following the sunset, and somehow I end up getting here"

-"makes sense, as a matter of fact, Moridunum has the most beautiful sunset in entire Ninjago. As for me, my family house is just the other side of the fort, and I was in my way to grab something to eat, fancy some noodles?" - she is looking so cute in mittens matching her woolly hat, and almost hide her strong and intimidating personality behind them, but not for long.

-"Off course! This is your hometown, I just didn't expect to see you here". I carried on talking as we walked together towards the village, it is kind of natural to me follow her around wherever she guides me to.

-"I have been here for over a week now, I thought I deserved a break from the hospital, and my family house was very much in need of a TLC"

-"have you heard about the last events in Ninjago City?"

-"about the dark shadow that covers the entire city centre? I saw in the news, I also heard you and your friends save the day, again."

-"it was a taught one! - I am glad you were saved here."

-"me too! We are here" - she said opening the door of a small and welcoming noodle house.

-"Hello Little Okami, what can I served you today." - said an old lady behind the counter.

-"Hello Mo, I will have my favourite please"

-"And for your charming friend" - Mo asked me.

-"I am not quite sure" - I said scanning the menu -"Ruby, what would you recommend?" I turned to Ruby for help.

-"Uhu! How are you about spice things?"

-"I do like spices, but not too much."

-"Do you like seafood, or do you prefer meat or chicken?"

-"I love seafood!"

-"any allergies?" - and I notice that was the Doctor talking.

-"not at all!"

-"Mo, make 2 of my favourite please!" - Ruby said to Mo with a smile.

She finds a table in the corner and we sit opposite each other, just like we would do in the hospital when we have a drink together. She removes her coat, hat and gloves, and I remove my jacket. She is wearing ripped jeans, and a knitted jumper, I noticed she has a splash of paint in the jeans and some in her long loose dark hair.

-"You look so different" - I said

-"why? - is that because I am in ripped jeans and loose hair, and covered in paint" - she said trying to pass her fingers through her hair, while stuck in painting and laughing at herself.

-"maybe" - I watched her wondering how can a petite frame like hers hold such a big personality, she always seems so confident and one step already of me. - "are you painting your family house all by yourself?" - I said stating the obvious just by the way she is looking like.