The princess sat in the tower’s window, guarded closely by the dragon below. She waited every day for a rescuer, hoping none would come.

“How fare you today?” she called to the dragon, and it wagged its tail in reply. The princess smiled, content to have a friend at last.

Charis Negley is a Delawarean getting her BS in professional writing at Taylor University. She is currently working on her novel and evaluating manuscripts for IlluminateYA. See more on her blog.