The crowd outside saw this scene and thought they were hallucinating. After rubbing their eyes and looking again, they saw the Snow Dragon curling its massive body around the little girl, flicking its tongue out and affectionately nuzzling her again.
The face of the young man standing nearby had turned as dark as the bottom of a burnt pot. The air seemed to carry a sour undertone.
"What… what's going on here?"
The elderly expert adjusted his glasses and looked more carefully. In all his years of life, he was so astonished his jaw almost dropped.
They all knew the Snow Dragon had a good temperament, but no one had the courage to approach it this closely. Yet this young girl not only had more bravery than these grown men, she was practically cozying up to the creature.
