Sleeping Dragon transitory sacrifices of crisis

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Gavriel knows that winter is just around the corner. He’d gotten a taste of it when he first arrived but quickly it was spring and then summer, which had been a miserable change, and fall is quickly turning back into the snowy months. There is a chill in the air early that morning that leaves the cold ground nipping at his feet. There are some places with snow but primarily away from the mountain as the volcano keeps the more centered locations warmer.

Near the valley, however, the grass is cold with frozen dew. It doesn’t slow him down and, instead, he picks up his speed to trot at a steady pace around the bend. It is only when he reaches the opening of the geyser field that he slows, searching for the warmth the ground gives off to better thaw out his limbs.