I cringed a bit. No animal.. well… animal that talks.. would be stupid enough to believe that story!

The dragon raised her head level with mine and carefully surveyed my person. I could see the black of her slitted iris, the pale gold of her pupil, and most importantly the white of her teeth so close to my body. I want a suit of armor!!

Fluffy, my cat, came to the window sill. “Lucy,”, he called in a deep purring voice.

The dragon turned slowly to face my cat. “Ricky?”, she asked, unbelievingly..

“Ricky?”, I echoed in my mind.

The next thing I knew, Fluffy… er… Ricky.. had jumped off the window and sat by the dragon’s claws. “Back together again.”, he crowed triumphantly.

I looked over at the snake but he looked as confused as I.

“The two of you know each other?”, the snake asked.

“Oh yes!”, Lucy said. “I was hidden in a cave outside of Buffalo a few years ago and two kids were getting really close to me. I was afraid I would have to flame them but Ricky here saved me.”