He had seen the man several times as he moved through the forest, hunting. The man was always watching him, yet staying in the shadows. Brief glimpses were all that were caught, but he knew, by the man's expression, and the loaded crossbow in his hand, that the man was most likely a dragon hunter.

He was sure that he was spared only because the man wanted to be led to more dragons; he would not allow that. Especially not let harm come to his daughter, so, he began to lead the man away from the Shimmerscale lair, and the city itself...