(advent) December 14th story

I couldn’t write yesterday.  I’m sorry for the delay.

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“Hello?” Pavel’s voice rang through the courtyard. “Drew?”

Drew stuck his head out of the stables. “I’m in here,” he said. “Come on in.”

The pirate sauntered through the stable doors. “Are you hiding?” he asked jokingly, and then stopped as he saw Ember. His eyes widened.

“Pavel, this is Ember,” Drew said, grinning at his friend’s discomfort. “Ember, this is Captain Pavel Chekov, of the Heart’s Desire, a very good friend of mine.”

Hello, Captain Chekov, Ember said, dipping her head towards him.

Pavel, to his credit, recovered very quickly. He swept his hat off his head and gave her a sweeping bow. “Hello, my lady dragon. I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am.” He looked at Drew. “I never knew you knew a dragon.”

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