A dragon is a dragon until it is not. The image of a dragon taught by Caldar and his council was a fearsome winged creature who breathed fire. Deneas and her mother encountered another kind of dragon, one which lived in a river.
Alligators and komodo dragons formed the basis for what became the rahu. A slender flat shape; thick, scaled skin from the long, rounded snout to the massive tail. Yellow stripes that ran from the line of spikes that marked the spine blended the creature with its environs.
An excerpt from Deneas' fight with the rahu.
The water dragon opened a baleful eye. Deneas felt the heat of its hunger. Its snout lifted into the air; lips bared to show two rows of yellow triangular teeth. The creature rose on its short legs just enough so its belly cleared the ground. A low rumbling hiss filled the air.
Deneas stopped in mid-step. “Is this normal behavior?”
“No,” Marth said. “We usually keep our distance and if the rahu see us they slide back into the water.”
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