Tina-san, ni hao!

Haja, so, your friend dragged you along to a car race, I'm glad that mine has never been hit by the funnel, I don't like that so much ^^ But well, then I don't want to keep you tortured, will write you an email right away, hope that this is still the same address. But I'll find out. And I'll take care of your FFs immediately afterwards, then I'll download them quickly and see if I can still find them in my chaos. And I'm glad that you like my jade dragon, it's strong, isn't it? But unfortunately she has a little problem, and you'll find out about that later. So enjoy it. ^^



Chapter 11

A little girl, maybe seven years old, was sitting in the meadow and talking to the flowers. She was dressed in simple peasant clothes. Then a little rabbit came up to her and let her stroke him. It was by no means a tamed rabbit, no, it was a wild animal, but he trusted the girl."How are you, bunny? You look good!" laughed the girl. Her hair glistened like silk in the sunlight that fell over her shoulder and rocked playfully with the wind. She got up with the rabbit in her arms and approached the edge of the forest. Her parents had forbidden her to go in there, and she stuck to it. But she always got as close as possible to him, because she was waiting for a good friend who was to join her soon. She let the hare down again, which hobbled a few paces away from her, turned to her once, seemed to throw her a greeting and then disappeared into the thicket of bushes. "Take care!" she called after him, waving. Then she saw two glowing red eyes that some adults would have seen as threatening. "There you are, Ma Long!" she called cheerfully towards the shining pair of eyes. "Nice to have you here, Jade Dragon!" came a tender voice that seemed to have nothing human about it to meet her.Laughing, the girl who was called the Jade Dragon stepped aside a little to make room for the creature whose eyes belonged. In the light of the sun, the dragon's red and gold scales shone like gold. He nudged the girl affectionately with his long snout. At its head end the dragon had huge antlers that didn’t match the rather small-looking head. The eyes, which in truth were not red but green, shone with joy and with a claw she carefully brushed a strand from the girl's face. The girl laughed again and threw herself on the dragon's chest. That was her favorite playmate. And the dragon, too, loved the girl like a daughter. But the initial joy quickly disappeared from her eyes, because Ma Long knew of a danger that the people in the girl's home village could not sense.

"Jade dragon, my dear, I ask you, listen to me ..." the dragon got no further, because they heard the worried calls of the girl's parents and brother."There is my family, I have to go now," said the girl and wanted to get up.

"Wait!" said the dragon, determined but not a little tenderly. Jade Dragon obeyed and looked at her. What was wrong with her? Has she never done that before?

In the meantime, the parents and Frost had reached the girl and the dragon, who usually disappeared again immediately into the shelter of the forest when he scented people. But this time the mighty animal remained, which from a distance resembled an enormous snake with its elongated and slender body.

When the family saw the dragon, they stopped in shock. They saw how close the Jade Dragon stood to the animal and were frightened. But none dared move, for fear that the monster might pounce on them with one jerk and tear them apart.

“Don't be afraid of me, I won't harm anyone. I have something important to discuss with you.” The dragoness said calmly, so as not to frighten the three too much.

"Where ... what is it about?" asked the father of the two children cautiously. "I will tell you. The conqueror's soldiers will soon have reached your village. They want to fetch your son, Frost. He is to become a disciple of the great master. And in order to get him, they will destroy your village." Lay ashes and kill all the other inhabitants. I can do nothing for you and your son, nothing will happen to him, but your daughter would be killed as well as you. However, I can save your life. Give her into my care, I will her to train you to be a strong fighter and future guardian, I promise you. "The parents' faces turned pale as they listened to the dragon and listened to the terrible news. How should you believe this monster? Is he telling the truth or is it just a trick so he can eat your daughter? They were insecure and at the same time they were scared to death. Frost, who was two years older than Jade Dragon, recovered more quickly from his initial horror and joined his sister.He was visibly taken with the big monster. The dragon gave him a friendly look, but then turned back to their parents. "I ask you, give me your daughter with me, she has hidden powers that you cannot know anything about, because no human being can see or feel her. I, on the other hand, can see the potential that is in her, she talks to animals and wins the trust of them. She has the soul of a dragon, great power. I will teach her dragon art for ten years until she goes to her brother in the palace of the conqueror. Unfortunately you have no future, but your children are growing up, they are your inheritance and you should do everything you can to make them well. As I said it is best. However, it is your choice whether you want to let your daughter run to her death or you want to grant you a future as a great master of the dragon art. "The dragon has long persuaded the poor parents.It's hard to let your child go so early, but what the dragon told them worried them deeply. They loved their children very much, that they should never see them grow up gave them a stab in the heart. The mother of the two sank to her knees and was close to tears. Nevertheless, she nodded and said with a heavy heart: "Good, big dragon, I agree. Please take good care of her, because I have often noticed that she was always near the forest. That she had the soul of a dragon was born, it never crossed my mind, how could it. I hope she has a long life ahead of her, as does my son. "And then she burst into tears. The father, who couldn't believe what his wife had just said, didn't want to believe the dragon. How could he, since everything else had gone so peacefully? Their village was in a quiet area. There was almost never a war here, as there was nothing for which a war would be worthwhile.

"Hurry up with your decision, good man, I'm afraid you have very little time, they are almost here! I can smell them!" said Ma Long, clearly worried. Jade Dragon, who did not notice much of the conversation, in the meantime took care of a brightly colored butterfly that swung from flower to flower and danced happily around the girl. She laughed and Frost followed her every step of the way. The two children played laughing while their parents had to make a difficult decision. How innocent children are, they have no inkling of the evil that is happening in the world.

"No!" called the father. "No, I won't let you do that! She won't go! I don't believe you, dragon!" His wife looked at him in horror. She knew that dragons were basically good and never lied. At least that's what the ancient scriptures said, the dragon was not a symbol of wealth, power and luck for nothing.

"What do you say dearest?She has to go or she will die! You can trust the dragon, they never lie, because that would mean that they would be punished by the gods and a huge lightning bolt would come down from the sky and kill him! You see, the dragon is alive, so he speaks the truth! I ask you, for the sake of our daughter, let her go, otherwise she will never grow up and be able to start a family! "The man, who knew his wife well and could always trust her advice, nodded slightly. He saw that there could be no other way than to let her go. He still nodded as he was his final one Decision made. It was obviously difficult for him to say that out loud.

"Well, take it with you, dragon, take it, but if we are still alive tomorrow, then I'll take it back to me. Did you hear me?" The dragon blinked. "Yes, I have, I swear I will take good care of her, you can trust me. Jade Dragon, come to me!"And Jade Dragon obeyed. As fast as the wind she ran to her best friend." What's up, Ma Long? "She asked, and her mother winced when she heard the dragon call her" mother "dragon. < br />
"We will now go to me, I will teach you and raise you, your parents agree. Come, follow me, time is of the essence." Jade dragon, who did not quite understand, asked if Frost and her parents were allowed to accompany them. “That won't work, my sunshine, you have to go back to your village. You won't see them for a very long time.” Jade Dragon didn't seem to like that at all, she liked the dragon very much, but she also loved her parents and her brother . She didn't want to leave them. “No, I don't want to, I want to stay with Mama and Baba.” She almost cried. Her mother came up to her and hugged her one last time. "My little one, do not worry, we will see each other again, definitely! I ask you, go with the kite, he will raise you well and make you a strong girl.Don't worry about us, we will take care of each other. "Frost caught more of the conversation, but he didn't show it. He knew that he was to be fetched and that he would never see his parents again when they came. But he carried it with composure. Jade Dragon often lectured him on fate Now he realized where she had the words from, the dragon had taught her. He went to his parents and waved happily to his sister, who was now really crying and threw herself to the dragon's chest. Ma Long picked her up her back and disappeared into the thicket. After only a moment nothing could be seen or heard from them. The parents also fought back tears. "Come on, Frost,