For almost 2 full days Laura slept, in a complete trance. Sven, by her side the entire time. After Sven tended to her and gave her food and water, he had several questions for his wife.

"What was the trial like? Was it everything you had thought it would be?"

"I recieved no trial", exclaimed Laura and she started crying.

"That's impossible, that's not what he said would happen, now what do we do"?

"I don't know husband, we will figure it out, as we always do".

Laura and Sven devised a plan after both read the dragons book and tried to comprehend everything. It was difficult, especially reading through the spell notes without having a complete grasp on the draconic language that was given to them. They discussed with the townsfolk that everything was to proceed as normal once the child was born. They would take and leave the protective field to trade, and spread rumors about a town which dissapeared without a trace when the dragons did. Once the child reached 15, they would tell him who he was and what he was born to do.

Several months later the child was born and for two years the plan worked as devised. Several times a month, people would leave the field for a few days and leave to trade, spread rumors and gain intelligence about the various kingdoms and what was going on in the realm.

The most recent trading excursion proved quite fruitful. Archie the Ranger found intelligence that a small band of 3 or 4 orcs were raiding the small villages close to them. He hurried back to the town, as this was quite the opputunity to gain some gold, some supplies, and much needed weapons and armor.

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He never made it back to town, the very orcs which he was going to report on captured and tortured him. He revealed the towns secrets in the hopes to sparing his life. But his life was not spared. The orcs removed his head and continued onto where the town was located. His head, giving them access to the field. The orcs smiled, waited until nightfall, and began burning and murdering all within the town. The townspeople, untrained, were unmatched, even against a couple orcs. One by one men, women and children began to fall, most of which asleep in there homes. Marissa the healer was the first to notice the orcs, and ran to Svens and Lauras house, trying to get them and the child to safety.

She approached the house and noticed the door kicked in, she ran inside to see Svens headless body laying on the ground, blood everywhere, still grasping his sword. Body twitching. She looked up to see and orc, hovering over Laura with a blade to her belly, hanging the Dragon Born upside down by his foot. Getting ready to eat him in front of her. Marissa cast

[NECROTIC FLESH]

The orc dropped to the ground screaming as his body turned to that of a zombie. But before he died, he lunged out with his sword, impaling Laura in the belly her insides pouring out into the already blood stained floor. The orc dropped his meal, the child, onto the floor. Marissa picked the boy up and held him, seeing his arm was broken. She placed her hand over his arm and casted

[MEND BONES]

Instantly after a short cry, his arm was healed. She sat him down and tended to Laura. Her wounds however were too severe.

"Laura, I can do nothing for you, my magic is not yet this strong to heal your wounds."

"Don't worry about me, take my child, raise him as your own, and show him his destiny. Take the book and teach him what you mus...."

In that instant, holding Marissas hand, she died.

Marissa grabbed the book, the dragon born, and fled from the village. Heading towards the elven town from which she was born. As she ran, she noticed the child grabbing something in his pocket. She saw what it was, a bear, it's shirt stained in blood, but enough to make out what it said.

"Grims Teddy"

Marissa thought, she named him after the dragon that gave him life.

She continued to run.