Amaralyn paced irately back and forth along the edge of the cliff face at the mouth of her cavern. While there were many entertaining things she could do alone in the darkness of her home, the hot springs, the cavern network in which she hid in one of many smaller forms when she needed to, and the massive hoard of shiny baubles and things that she kept, well they could only keep her amusement for so long anymore. She rustled her great crimson rings slightly, turning her head back to nibble at an itch in her smooth, scaly hide, and then settled herself on the edge to watch the sun setting. The opalescent glimmer of her constantly colour-shifting eyes reflected the fiery orb within them, and she made a heavy sighing sound, that to a human would have sounded like a rushing gale.
Dragons had become few and far between in recent days, and Mara, as she liked to call herself sometimes, hadn't had the pleasure of another dragon's company in nearly a century. While she prided herself on her patience, she was still a young-ish creature (as far as dragons went) and she was downright bored.
An idea crept into her sharp, eager mind, and she perked slightly, her tail curling up in pleasure at the very thought of new fun to be had. She needed a...companion. A pet, perhaps, but more so a friend. And one that could talk to her and not simply squeak like a frightened bunny. Irritation entered her mind as that ruled out any fair maidens of any sort--their hearts would likely burst from fear long before she had drawn one back to her cave. No, she would need a man to play with.
A rough chuckle escaped the red dragon's throat, and she rose from her spot in the sun. The humans would all be leaving the fields soon to go in for the evening. Although dusk was the best time to strike, it left her little time, and little margin for error. Now where had that castle been? Ah, yes. Just up the coast.
And she launched herself from that cliff ledge, spreading great wings, and soaring up on the heavy thermals into the low hanging clouds. A trip to town, then.