Artist: Lani Does It
A familiar voice, Sabathran suddenly turned his face to the lake. And, the dragon was there, waiting.
“You know what you must do, yes?”
Sabathran didn’t answer that question. Rather, he kneeled despite his numb leg. Then, he crossed his hands over his thighs.
“I will pay. But, can you tell me your name?”
“My name is Juthym Faymn. Dragon of The Lake, they call me. And I am the deity of wisdom.”
Sabathran nodded.
“Now, close your eyes.”
Sabathran closed his eyes. Cold sweat covered his body. He knows, in a split second, the dragon will kill him.
Or not?
“Wha? What is this?” Sabathran held something in his right hand.
“Your pay, Human. I won’t take your life, that was just a test. I gave the test to see your determination, and in the end, you are as resolute as you could be.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much!” Sabathran bowed his body over and over.
“That is the Gildas’s Tool. It is a stone I found in the deepest part of the lake. It will turn everything you want to be gold.”
“Really?!”
“Yes, try and turn that pebble over there to gold.”