As someone who firmly believes that, yes, they do exist, I love this story! This is just wonderful! And it’s so true. Most people don’t bother thinking about dragons, except maybe us followers of pagan paths or people from Asian cultures. (My in-laws are Filipino Catholics, and they didn’t bat an eye when I talked to them about our guardian dragons.)
Well done!
LoA

LOVe the last line! Well, the entire ficlet is excellent, but the last line is my favorite!

Great job setting us up with very reasonable, logical points all throughout and then throwing the curve at the end. Artfully done.
LoA