Supply
and Damand
By
Emberell
Throngs
of people flocked through the cafeteria from display to display,
examining the unique selection of meals that no other zoo would
offer. The Beast Bistro, despite its cute name, was known for more
than just half-edible pretzels and cold pastries. Only in that
unassuming cafeteria could the more carnivorous zoo goer find a
selection of the animals that had been qualified as excess for one
reason or another. The most common meals were squirming bags of
jackalo

Lost to the Desert
By Emberell
Hot, arid air hung in the unforgiving and dry sunlight that illuminated the grey-red waves of sand that made up the desert around them. Wind-smoothed dunes broke against patches of polished rock that had long ago been sand blasted into submission, and no matter where one looked there were no signs of life. It was weeks ago that they had seen the last of those prickly plants, though even then there had been nothing remotely palatable. At least back then, there had

Into
the Womb With Her
By
Emberell
Crickets
hummed a chirping lullaby, hidden away in perches shrouded by the
dark of night from the eyes of the prowling dragoness. Their soothing
song offered little relief for the burning blush that all but glowed
beneath Silariel’s white fur, and so she ignored their song. No,
they could not distract her. She knew that her target lay within the
chilly cave before her. The cool breeze from deep within wouldn’t
shoo her away, much less crickets. Within, she

A
Feast Fit for a Dragon
By
Emberell
A
gentle trickling hum wisped through the midday air, each lap of the
singing river speckling the breeze with the fresh scent of clear
water. Warm sunlight shimmered on the gently bubbling river and
bathed the lush riverside with a bright warmth that was not yet too
terribly hot. The morning sun gazed down upon two dragonesses who
were lost in the midst of a strange conversation.
“No,
nonsense. I’m certain you’ll be impossibly satisfied. A
wonderful,

An
Eastern Urge
By
Emberell
The
sun shimmered low on the horizon, setting between two small islands.
The air between the floating islands was spotted with fluffy clouds,
through which the breathtaking view of a mountainous continent far
below could be seen. A single misstep would see the unfortunate
tumbling in a heart-stopping fall to the unforgiving crags below.
That
constant danger kept the great dragon busy. It was his job to watch
the skies around the island city to make sure that those w

The
Sound of a Dragoness Falling Into Wood
By Emberell
Stars
twinkled brilliantly in the deep blue sky, like sparkling water
rolling through the grey cloudy islands backlit by the white light of
the moon. A cool chill rustled through the chocolate- brown feathers
of a handsome gryphon standing purposefully outside a chilly cave. He
felt the cold breath comb through his creamy white tummy feathers,
but the chill didn’t bother him. He had more than enough feathers
to keep him warm in much brisk