Summer, 1325
“That asshole dragonslayer is back!” Wilcox roared, slamming down the report from Edwin. “Useless as I thought! I’m gonna give him a piece of my mind!”
Charles idly looked up from his chair at the sheriff storming around his office. “Oh, be patient, Heratio.”
The sheriff's falchion had already been drawn out. “Why? He’s a fool and a failure, just like the rest of them! I want him driven out of town!”
His senior deputy put down the document he was reading over. “There’s some good to be said for waiting. Did you read his report? The hunter’s wounds do suggest that he fought something big and something fierce.”
“So what? He said that he’d bring back a dragon head, and I see nothing but a beaten rat!”
“He came back alive, which is more than can be said for the other dozens of would-be dragon killers.” Charles slowly enunciated. “I would like to know what he found atop Mount Rubinox. Perhaps he knows where the dragon lives. Then we can do away with all of these swindlers and fools and just kill the beast ourselves.” He pointed at the sheriff. “Maybe you, Heratio, could be the one to kill the dragon. Maybe instead of just being the sheriff, you could be the Hero of Stanton, become the Elder of Stanton and be remembered for all time. Think about that.”
Heratio Wilcox stopped in his tracks. And thought. And slowly smiled.
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
From thedinosaurmann!
“That asshole dragonslayer is back!” Wilcox roared, slamming down the report from Edwin. “Useless as I thought! I’m gonna give him a piece of my mind!”
Charles idly looked up from his chair at the sheriff storming around his office. “Oh, be patient, Heratio.”
The sheriff's falchion had already been drawn out. “Why? He’s a fool and a failure, just like the rest of them! I want him driven out of town!”
His senior deputy put down the document he was reading over. “There’s some good to be said for waiting. Did you read his report? The hunter’s wounds do suggest that he fought something big and something fierce.”
“So what? He said that he’d bring back a dragon head, and I see nothing but a beaten rat!”
“He came back alive, which is more than can be said for the other dozens of would-be dragon killers.” Charles slowly enunciated. “I would like to know what he found atop Mount Rubinox. Perhaps he knows where the dragon lives. Then we can do away with all of these swindlers and fools and just kill the beast ourselves.” He pointed at the sheriff. “Maybe you, Heratio, could be the one to kill the dragon. Maybe instead of just being the sheriff, you could be the Hero of Stanton, become the Elder of Stanton and be remembered for all time. Think about that.”
Heratio Wilcox stopped in his tracks. And thought. And slowly smiled.
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
From thedinosaurmann!
Category Artwork (Digital) / Human
Species Human
Gender Male
Size 1777 x 2073px
He's alright and gets incinerated by other dragons during the war
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