Here, in the woods, was where Autumn found solace from the suffering, relief from the pain, and peace from the never-ending battles and looming threat of war.
Here, atop this forsaken boulder, she would confide in the birds who she felt understood her better than any of her dragon-kind could.
Here, with her back towards the sun, she was safe from the spying, prying, magical gaze of her malicious sisters.
If she could have things her way, she'd stay in these woods forever; feeding herself off the fat of the land, and thriving in a place she could call home.
But the enemy was slowly encroaching upon this land.
Soon enough, they would pillage this sanctuary for all it's worth, ravaging its resources and destroying its beauty.
She desperately hoped that her efforts in battle were enough to keep the enemy back.
She desperately hoped that that dreaded day of destruction would never come.
