Ignition

"Dragons breathe fire" My father always said. ''"It's the way things have always been done and always will be... A dragon with no fire is hardly a dragon at all!" ''

Imagine his reaction when he figured out I had no flame. Me, mighty Ereities, daughter of the bravest dragon known in our land. He had the biggest and brightest flame of all, and they all expected me to be just as bright, maybe brighter. How he found out?

It was my coronation, I was finally being recognized as the crown princess. I was supposed to ignite the ring of fire with a glowing ember, to show I could light my own path of destiny. Alas, when I tried to blew nothing came out but smoke. I remember the reactions.

"Ereities!" Thesis, my father, roared. "What is going on?"

"I...I... I don't know!" I cried. "I'm sorry, Father!"

Horatu, my love, turned away. More tears ran down my face. "Horatu? What's wrong?" The murmurs and gasps around me became unbearable. I opened my large, scarlet wings and took off in flight.