The leader of the Black Guard shakes his head.<br/>"I'm afraid that is impossible, Bane. You see he is the last of his kind and for his own safety most be imprisoned. If we were to release him, every hunter for miles would track him to his lair and slay him. The blood of the last dragon would be on our hands. A magnificent and grand creature would be wiped off the face of the earth forever."<br/><br/>The king turns toward me.<br/>"Will you promise not to hurt anyone if I remove your muzzle," King Aerth asks.<br/><br/>I nod and the king motions for two men to move forward. The men catiously approach me and unlock my muzzle. As the dreaded thing comes off, I becond to Bane.<br/><br/>"Come here, young hatchling," I says as gently as possible as not to scare him.