{"id":669,"date":"2016-04-01T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T20:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethturnage.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2016-04-01T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T20:34:22","slug":"flashfiction-challenge-departure-the-dragons-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethturnage.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"#FlashFiction Challenge: Departure-The Dragon’s Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dragon\"<\/a>Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge<\/a> calls for the use of a dragon in the story I have a couple flash stories with dragons, but here is a very short one.<\/p>\n

Departure-The Dragon’s Drama<\/span><\/p>\n

With a powerful down sweep of his wings Langir rose up and off the cliff. He caught a thermal draft, and soared higher toward the orange sun, taking deep breaths to fight off oxygen deprivation. No one else dared to fly so high, and he bugled his triumph as the air drafts pushed against his wings taking him higher.<\/p>\n

The sun beat down on his leathery skin, sending a warm rush through his body. It was almost too warm, he was almost too high, but he wanted all of them to see. He wouldn\u2019t take Senlia\u2019s slight laying down.<\/p>\n

Below him another dragon struggled to reach him. Senlia. Well, she could just sit on some eggs so all he cared. Not after she chose Genis over him.<\/p>\n

\u201cLangir,\u201d she called. \u201cTalk to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing to talk about,\u201d said Langir, little curls of flame coming from his nostrils.<\/p>\n

\u201cLangir!\u201d<\/p>\n

He turned his body and flipped, beating his wings to hold his place, and stared at the female below.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo home, Senlia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly do,\u201d he roared. This time flame erupted from his throat, and she twisted to avoid getting singed.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve always been a hot head, Langir! Calm down, and come home!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou chose Genis!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what?\u201d she shouted. \u201cI can\u2019t play chess with you all the time!\u201d<\/p>\n

Langir trumpeted his displeasure, and with a sudden wrench of his body, rose higher, much higher than Senlia could ever reach. The young dragon flew until he passed over the ridge that marked the edge of their territory.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Senlia sighed. He was gone.<\/p>\n

She returned to the lair. She hung her head. Some days there was no talking to Langir.<\/p>\n

Langir\u2019s mother greeted her with a gentle chuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t worry, child. He\u2019ll be back in a couple days.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what if he doesn\u2019t? What if he hurts himself, or some human hunter wings him with an arrow, or\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHush, child. One thing I learned about males in my five hundred years is that they always find a way to take care of their own selves. And when they come back, they act like nothing happened at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d said Senlia. \u201cI\u2019ll miss him, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always do,\u201d said the elder female. \u201cAnd they know it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Image published under a Creative Commons License from Flickr user Anton Whoa<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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