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Kayla whimpered and continued to trudge through the forest until she reached the coastline. In the distance, she could barely see the Diamond river flowing into the ocean. Kayla stayed far from the ocean and instead headed toward the river, where she waded in and let the water wash away the dirt and grime.

Kayla sighed and, seeing a cave on the ledge of the river, stepped out of the water. She eyed the cave wearily, remembering what happened with the manticore. But the sun was lowing in the sky, making the land of Drendale cool rapidly. Shivering, Kayla ran alongside the shore until she reached the spot where the ground lifted up suddenly, creating a miniature fjord. The cave was placed alongside the edge, and a thin trickle of water made its way into the cave.

Kayla started to walk in when she heard a snap and a growl. Kayla frozed and backed away from the cave, accidentally hitting something behind her. When she turned around, she found herself face to face was a water dragon four times the size of her.

"What. Are. You. Doing. In my CAVE!" the dragon roared. He lowered his broad head so that he was eye-to-eye with Kayla, who backed away in fear. He sniffed her, then raised his eye ridge.

"Hold on? A four-tailed kitsune kit? Where are your parents?"

"Th-they... they're d-dead..." Kayla stammered.

The dragon's eyes widened. He lifted his head. "Dead? But don't you have any cousins to take care of you?"

Kayla shook her head. "She... she's dead too."

The dragon snorted. "What?! Is there some sort of mass murder going on that I don't know about?" he bellowed.

Kayla staggered backward and glanced around, seeing if there was a possible way of escape. "N-no. My parents died in a fire.. a-and... these weird animals killed my caretaker." Kayla tried as best she could not to cry.

The dragon sat down with a muffled thump and thought about this. He didn't seem quite as outraged about Kayla being in his cave anymore. But that didn't mean Kayla didn't trust him.

After several minutes, Kayla started to back away. "W-well.. I better get going..."

Kayla turned to run away, but the dragon swung his tail around and blocked her path. She jumped back, and his tail curled around in a complete circle, leaving her pressed up against the dragon's front claws.

"Who are these.... weird animals? Can you describe them to me?" he said. It didn't seem like he was trying to kill her, but Kayla couldn't help but feeling that he was trying to draw her in so he could eat her.

"W-well... they were really colorful, and they had swords and bows, a-and they could speak-"

The dragon bolted upright and lashed his tail. "Talking animals?! What in all of Drendale are you talking about?"

Kayla lowered herself to the ground. "They could speak in the Drendale's tongue... they had an unfamiliar accent. And they were bright colors, like blue and green and purple. They killed my caretaker, a nine-tailed kitsune with one of their weapons."

The dragon narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, he whipped around and faced the lake. "You can stay with me for now. I will have to speak to someone about this...." he growled.

Kayla nodded slowly.

"My name is Mayrow."

"Kayla."

Name: Mayrow(may-roe)/Male

Species: Water dragon

Descripion:

Personality: Angry and untrusting at first, but he quickly warms up. He hates trespassers, but has a soft spot for youngsters, which is why he never kills prey that are mothers or children. He is protective and gets annoyed easily.

Extra: He likes to avenge others, even if he barely knows them.