not a prank

content warnings: language nmn {You would do that for them?} asks the dragon, fixing him with blue eyes that have seen eternity. {You, a human, would do that for us?} “I would. I’m not one of them,” N lies, confidently. The dragon of truth nods impassively . For a split second, N wonders if...

Now that April Fool's Day has come and gone, here's what this is: 10 years ago, I wrote this. (Links to G Drive with snarky commentary by me. Still in the process of transcribing the entire thing from a hard copy my godmother -- a brave soul -- mailed me.) I took literal scissors to the prologue...