I have to admit, I wasn't expecting the response to be quite so . . . underwhelming.

Regardless, it's the responses to this entry that really matter and that also goes for the if/who/what/which Call of Evil short story should see the light of day.[/not an effective threat]

Here's Chapter One of Steel Scales. It's an ugly, slightly-proofread mess that includes such wonders as awkward noun usage, abhorrent dialogue tags, "telling instead of showing", and perhaps even some inconsistent standards of measurement.

Go forth and marvel at the beginnings of my gift to the world.

Or just shudder two paragraphs in and eventually run off to find an appropriate receptacle for your . . . upchuck.

Chapter one shows little of the Dragon society/culture. That'll be fleshed out in chapter two.