The outside castle is beautifully decorated with priceless gems and artifacts. The stone used is ancient and antique with a shiny gloss of silver. The gardens outside the castle are a beautiful green and have the most delightful flowers.
Outside Castle, Outside Castle
the dragon who breathes fire and won't let her out.
a messenger
I am fleet footed and swift. I ran faster than any other child in the village, and I can still beat any of them today. I have the scroll tucked into my bag and my lungs are burning in the thin mountain air. I can ignore all of my natural cues--hunger, thirst, exhaustion. I carry a message that can stop a war.
I will fight you to then end! WHOA-HOA! AT LAST A CHALLENGER APPROACHES! Before we battle...I must ask...what makes you angry?  News I hold in this scroll might make you happy again. WHO SAID I WAS ANGRY? What are you trying to fight us about?  We are in the midst of a war and I carry the scroll that could stop it all. Will you help me? YOU MAKE SOME BOLD ASSUMPTIONS, HUMAN. WITH WHAT DO YOU BACK YOUR CLAIMS? I'll open the scroll and read it to you.  "We have some blackmail that will cease battle. Come quickly. The king is but a peasant!" WHAT IMPORTANCE DO THE MATTERS OF A HUMAN KING HAVE TO A MIGHTY DRAGON SUCH AS MYSELF? That is the king in the North that battles our kingdom.  He is the one that has killed the last 5 baby dragons he has found...did you not know?  You helping us defeat him would leave your kind in peace!  Our king has never done such a thing! THE LAST FIVE BABY WYRMS, YOU MEAN. SILLY HUMANS CANNOT EVEN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DRAGON AND A WYRM. Do you want to help or not?  If not, I must away as fast as my feet carry me and let these soldiers fight you. If you want to, then fly me there and let me create havoc for their kingdom. BIG WORDS FOR SUCH A SMALL CREATURE. THESE SOLDIERS ARE NOTHING TO ME.