Further Exploration
At the place where the dragon sleeps you see different doors you could enter. But, all of them are locked down. They're all wooden with a metal lock on it. It takes a key to open them. Still, you give it a try to open one of the doors. You pull, and pull, and you pull. Nothing works. You're exhaling louldy, cause you've lost a lot of energy. Breathing in, out, in, out. Then, you hold your breath...
You don't hear anything. No more rumbling, no more echoes. Nothing. You're in shock. Slowly but surely you turn into the direction where the dragon sleeps. It isn't sleeping anymore.
You shiver, cause you don't know what he's going to do with you. "Well, well. Is it human I see?" a voice asked. It was the dragon. You don't say anything. You're whole body is shaking. My God, why didn't I turn and run away? "What makes you come here, human?" Still, you say nothing. "Speak! Or you leave right now!" Your knees are shaking heavily. You can't take it anymore and you're starting to run, running hard, back to the entrance.
Before you've even started to run, the dragon holds you, stopping you. You scream, right in the face, but he doesn't let go. He puts you on one of the stones, high above the ground. Looking down makes you dizzy. The dragon is hanging in the air, while you sit on this rock.
"I - I w-w-was lost. O-outside.... cold... searching s-shelter... this cave..." you say. "No treasure hunting, ey?" the dragon asks, somewhat sympatic. You shake your head saying no, wildly. "Well, in that case... My name is Srylan, and this is my lair. I welcome you.
You're gaining courage again and you ask: "C-can you put m-me on the floor again...?" "But ofcourse" he sais. Back at the bottom you see the doors again. "W-where are these doors for?" The dragon is walking towards the door. He turns to you again. He looks straight into your eyes, irritated, somehow. "These doors? You'll never open them. Nobody can, only I." He doesn't want you to go to the doors again. "These are my treasures. Treasures of life. No kingdoms, n0 gold, no crystals... only treasures of life." You remember the crystal at the ceiling and ask: "What about the crystal above you?" You don't shake anymore and you feel more comfortable to the dragon. "It's no crystal. It's a light wich never goes out, in the shape of a crystal. If you touch it, darkness will come over you, and for you it won't be shining anymore. You'll be left in darkness."
