Illustration for The Last Dragonslayer by Jonathan Laidlow (IZ Digital)
Dragon eggs hatch in their own good time – Foranth must have laid this one before Garth’s father ever came to the village. Now the son must handle it. His first dragon, his first slaying. He has trained all his life. He does not know if he wants to do it.
Garth steels himself outside the cave. He draws the sword and then waits for his hand to be still. The sword is strong, but it is only metal. Surely there is more to dragonslaying than a man, his sword, and a fire-breathing mythical beast?
