It was a fire breathing dragon ,a anthro one at that,holding a rolled up tube of paper with some noxious weeds in it ( commonly called a joint)
Well the imperious Lady Catherine realized that in her Uncle Philip's
botched up attempt to seize the throne
that meant Lady Catherine was now the Ruler
of the Kingdom.
The easy going firebreather approached her
and was somewhat astonished when Lady Catherine ordered it to kneel before her
the new Queen Catherine
and pay homage and ser obedience to her
Queen Catherine
So the anthro beastie did so
got up and listened to his new ruler explain that
she planned to go to the Cursed Well and use its
waters to gain the powers needed to properly rule the Kingdom
and undo the botchup Mad Philip had caused
in his failed attempt to seize
the Throne.
"Can't be done" said the anthro flamebreather
"that well got filled in centuries ago.I should know,I'm the fella
who told it to the wandering Bard Duncan Frasier
who must have retold it in your dads Court
when you were a child"
"Filled in" said Queen Catherine
"Yup" said the joint smoking anthro "Bards ,especially Duncan
always miss the important parts of the tale"
On the mention of his name another figure
a human this time
shuffled into view,holding a brass lantern
that he held up to get a better view
of the rider on horseback
"So who yoa talking to ,Ian " asked the older
Bard Duncan Frasier to the joint smoking dragon
For a half minute or so open mouthed and astonished Catherine just looked
between Ian the Dragon and Duncan the Bard
as it registered
the two knew each other very well.