Chapter 24
by 
StabilizerEmerald
Where does he take her?
His lair
After what feels like hours, the sun begins to rise in the distance. As it does, Arleth sees where the dragon is taking her. He navigates to a clearing that at first seems empty. But, at the right angle, a burrow appears. The maw of the entrance seems to swallow both of them as he descends into the depths. As they go deeper, he navigates through a warren of tunnels and Arleth despairs. There’s no way she’ll be able to navigate back out. Not without quite a bit of effort.
The tunnels are either paved or carved directly into the bedrock. She can tell he’s been here for some time. She also sees flashes of other humanoid life. But the only people she sees are men hard at work expanding the lair. Finally, they emerge into a larger chamber. Arleth is thrown to the ground on a pile of furs, the wind knocked out of her. Seemingly out of nowhere, two men appear to strip her of her equipment.