"...My mate." finished the dragon, his reptilian eyes looking down at you.
In an instant you froze at what the dragon said, he wants you to become his mate? You did hear tales about knights brave knights who went to rescue the heirs to the throne, and instead of returning to their kingdoms, they remained in the lairs of the mighty beasts. You never imagined that the dragons would pick someone to make them their mate!
The dragon noticed your shock, and he let out a huff, smoke leaving his nostrils, "You see, we dragons often live our lives in pure solitude." he stated, looking at the exit of the cavern, specifically at the sky, "Rarely do two dragons of the opposite gender become mates." he stated.
"But... why?" you asked, the dragon switching his attention towards you.
"The first instinct of a dragon, whenever they see another one in their territory, is to fight, in order to protect their treasure, which often leads to death or subjugation." he stated, "I myself am not interested in gold, jewlery or other human resources."
"I-I see..." you spoke, stuttering a little, still kind of shocked at the idea of becoming the mate of a dragon, especially a benevolent one, who didn't care about treasure, "Which means, that the rest of offerings from the twelve villages of the kingdom--" you started, the dragon nodded.
"Became the mates of the dragons." he finished, folding one of his wings around you, "So, do you accept? Will you become my mate?" he asked, his eyes almost gleaming as he awaited your response.
You took a deep breath, you studied dragons for your entire life, you were fascinated by their strength, by their intellect and by their appearance, you...