LOYALTY

The dragon blocked the way for one of them. The knight who stood in front of the beast instinctively knew that he would not get out alive. The other, who could escape, looked in the direction of the narrow exit of the cave and the images began to occur one after another: he saw a golden field of abundant harvest. He heard the people cheering his name. He could feel the walls of a castle full of riches. And in his mouth he felt the taste of a wedding feast. He saw himself as an old man laughing among his grandchildren. And finally, he felt that fate had in store for him a sweet death surrounded by all his loved ones.

An imperceptible smile appeared on the knight's face and raising his sword high, he entered the darkness of the cave.