The scouting team reached the far east side of the land exactly 2 days later. The trip was uneventful. Emily spent most of her time talking to and getting to know her age mate better. They became fast friends and enjoyed the trip together. The team left their horses and gear tied behind some trees. They took to the trees and split up so that they could cover more ground, so to speak. Emily moved nimbly and swiftly across the branches and through the trees looking and listening for any sign of dragons. Suddenly, she heard a low growl and the soft sound of wings beating. Emily turned and found herself face-to-face with a huge red eyed dragon. Her fear paralyzed her and she could not think or move for a full minute.
When her brain and body finally began functioning again, Emily pulled out her bow, fired an arrow in the direction of the dragon, and began to scramble through the branches as fast as she could. The dragon roared in pain and began to chase Emily. It could not fly through the dense trees so it flew above the trees in fast pursuit. Emily did not know what to do. Elven scouts were not trained to fight dragons. They were only expected to find where dragons were roosting and then report back to the warriors. Emily started to panic when she saw that the dragon was right above her. It was opening its enormous jaws to breathe fire and destroy her. Emily had nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
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