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Jesse Eugene Frye '21<br />
And There Will Be Dragons<br />
Kessler Potter '24<br />
I rolled my eyes as I read about the possibility of<br />
magic returning to Dulla. There was no way that<br />
that was happening. It had been gone for over two<br />
years and showed no signs of returning. Oh, well.<br />
One could hope. I started to gather my things<br />
together and stood up, about to leave. As I moved<br />
towards the door, though, a young boy came in<br />
yelling “Dragon! Dragon! A dragon was seen over<br />
the Gray Fields! Take cover!”<br />
That surprised me. Dragons hadn’t been seen in<br />
Dulla for over five decades. Most people think that<br />
dragons don’t even exist. Not me. Do you think that<br />
someone who ran a magical goods emporium<br />
wouldn’t believe in magical beasts as well? No way.<br />
Then the last thing the boy had said hit me. The<br />
Gray Fields. Great, I sighed.<br />
The Gray Fields had been a beautiful forest not<br />
too long ago. When the current monarchs took the<br />
throne, it slowly started dying. As you can imagine,<br />
this led to plenty of speculation about the powers of<br />
the royals, especially the queen. It is now commonly<br />
acknowledged that she is an evil sorceress.<br />
Anyway, I was nervous to cross the wasteland,<br />
but I wanted--no, needed--to see the dragon. It had<br />
long been a dream of mine to see a real magical<br />
creature. You can only read about them for so long<br />
before you start wanting to see them in person. So I<br />
steeled my nerves, grabbed a magical sword from<br />
my shop (guaranteed to kill whatever magical<br />
creature you need) because you never know what<br />
you will come across, and headed across the empty<br />
field.<br />
As I crossed the flat, lifeless, shell of land, I<br />
recalled when this had been a vibrant stand of trees<br />
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