Sleeping Dragon Trials by Fire

She nearly purrs at his sultry look, and the promise he utters, and smiles. Slipping past him- tail curled mischievously- she lowered her head, picking her way further down the mountain to a dried hot spring, evaporated or cracked and drained when the volcano erupted. The ground rumbled and a boiling jet of steam shot out of a crevasse between her paws- she only just dodged getting her face burnt. Still- there it was, among a glittering array of other minerals and crystals. She picked her way down into the hollow, nudging the stone loose. "Got it."