JaneAndTheDragon

What a peaceful evening! I thought to myself, as I wandered slowly through the castle grounds. I gazed up at the dark blue velvet sky; the stars were shimmering between the still, soft clouds. A gentle sea breeze had just begun to blow, wafting a slight smell of seaweed and ocean over the castle walls. Echoing above the soft splash of the waves and the distant cries of seagulls, I heard all the usual sounds of castle life. From inside the stone walls that held the Royal Court, the faint sound of merry laughter, lively chatter and clinking crockery. I wandered into the courtyard. The horses neighed and snorted to one another as Smithy's ha