Mother Corn vs. the Dragon

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by dfeyder

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The Story Teller

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(image taken form chapter 17 of "the Story Teller)
As the rain grows thick outside a growling can be heard clearly in the cave, the resting of the trio is interrupted. Something is watching them, Ownlog is the fastest to her feet and has sword in hand ready to fight in a heartbeat A bellow shatters the stillness “Mammon!” it calls in a animalistic voice. Corn lowers her head hiding her ears between her hands from the earthshacking sound: Rodney does mutch the same pulling his hat over his ears Ownlog falls onto all fours in a lizard like stance howling in responses.
A giant cat made of stone and grass steps out of the darkness with flames bleeding form its eyes and mouth. The cat is three times the hight of any of the lot, its body looks to be carved out of living earth. Corn cries out horrified by the sight. The cat roars again slowly packing forth.
Owlog jumps at the monster as the monster charges at them. Ownlog lands on its head gradding it with one hand and her feet, she brings back her hook-sword punching at it, the monster flicks its head to the side throwing ownlog off of it.
Rodney draws his ax and knife, the monster stampedes forth, Rodney looses his nerve and dives to the side. Corn stars the monster down nearly frozen till she sees the reflection of the campfire off to one side of her, she swoops down grabbing a burning peace of brush and waves it in front of herself. The monster stops and lowers its head backing away from the mouse mother and her burning bush. Corn notices the strange recourses and slowly starts to pace forward, the monster paceses back keeping just outside the fire-light.
Owlog and Rodney stand dumbfounded at the display. The light flashes of Corns fur in a nearly angelic light as the monster cowers form the tiny women. Corn waves the bush left and right still shacking but managing to note only hold her footing but press on. Soon the monster is standing with its back to the wall. It lowers its head and cries as the light shines on its face. Corn calls down to it as she seems to tower over the mammoth. “I am Corn the light bringer. Can you understand me beast?”
“Mammon!” it howls
“I’ll ask again! Can you understand me?!”
“Stop!” it shouts. “We can hear you.”
“Why do you attack us?!” Corn holds the fire close to her face, the monster shrinks itself tucking its tail. “I wish no harm into any beast; I will make the red flower flee if you run away. Do you understand.”
“The remains of Kari’s father are here. Kari ordered me to stand watch till the end of time.” Ownolg picks her swords up off the ground and prepares to fight again but is stopped by Rodney who is watching greatly interested by the monster’s reaction to Corn.
“We did not come for Kari’s father. We are here to seek refuge, nothing more, nothing less. I am a woman of my word.” Corn drops the buring bush on the ground then pulls her cap form her back throwing it down on the flames to snuff them.

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