I dream of Polar night

Charon cupped his ears forward as he listened to Osprey explain. She said something about how dragons stop existing when there is no one left to believe in them. Charon nodded, though he thought it was a very strange notion that something, someone, could disappear if no one believed in them. Did that mean that if everybody forgot about him, that he would cease to exist and would become part of the big nothingness, just like the dragon in the story? And if he decided to stop existing, could he just let grass grow over him and disappear, too?

In order to stay alive, the dragon needed to become part of the grass so that he would not be seen, but that was also what made him disappear. Feeling even more confused now, Charon asked, “Why would he wanna forget he’s a dragon?” he asked Osprey, and looked at her curiously. He hoped that the answer would be clarifying this time, rather than more puzzling like last time.