His breath was fast and short, and he found himself now completely frozen with fear. How was he going to get out of this? The fact was that he wasn't. He was going to be eaten by this dragon...<br/><br/>"Please!" he cried out. He stood tall, his eyes and face set courageously, with the sort of bravery that ony comes from knowing that you have nothing to lose. "I can leave! I can run away and never come back! People will think I'm dead, and then you can do what you do best!"