War of the Dragons

The first time humans and dragons met, neither understood each other.

First time met,

First time saw.

Dragons and humans,

Understanding lost.

Dragons (though they knew many, many languages) had never encountered humans before and knew nothing of their language.

Dragons understood

And never forgot.

Humans won’t learn,

Rather fire a shot.

Humans (though diverse in their own dialects) had never even tried learning another being’s language that wasn’t one of their own.

Dragons were rulers

Without a challenge.

Humans were greedy,

Cruel, and savage.

And when the races first met, it was a clash.

Dragons tried learning,

Looking curiously.

Humans saw a threat,

And acted accordingly.

Humans thought dragons were a threat and acted on it.

Humans challenged

What had never been fought.

Dragons fought back,

Stronger than they thought.

Dragons had never been attacked before and met the humans at their strongest.

A record of that,

Dragons against,

We will now know

From a story hence.

This is the story of how they met, how many died, and what happened after.

A tale of their meeting,

Death, and battle,

Of someone who fled

Not slaughtered like cattle