Little Dragons

  By Renee Hughes "So how long have you been studying the 21st century?" Gershom asked me when we were alone. I took a deep breath and cleared my throat. "Six centuries," I said steering myself for the inevitable look of surprise. Gershom blinked a few times but to his credit he didn't show any other outward reaction. It was very unusual for a Little Dragon to stay in one field of study for that long. The average member of our species typically left after three centuries of study. A Little Dragon could study whatever they wanted for as long as they wanted but historically our people lose interest in a topic after three hundred years. A new challenge is needed. I was an anomaly in that regard. "How long have you been studying?" I asked turning the tables. "Two and a half centuries," Gershom said as his dark eyes stared right into mine for a long moment. The man then nodded his head like he was finally grasping the answer to a puzzle. ...

  By Renee Hughes A look of resignation grew on Gershom's face. He also felt the tides of opinion shifting against him. "The planet project is our future and if the only way it will be approved is by providing guidance to the new physical entities then it must be done," he said. His comments were directed at the audience, but he also glanced in my direction. Ezekiel then took over. "I guess our next question is how much guidance to give them." "I humbly suggest that experts in the field such as myself and Anna are given permission to determine the extent of our involvement," Gershom said. The man was definitely full of surprises. First he argued for no involvement and now he was suggesting that the two of us should work together to create a plan! I didn't like the way he was inserting himself into this project but I wasn't going to object. Despite his personal views, there was no one else who understood the inner workings of human societies lik...