Crap!
"Uh... um, oh Great Rhaegor!" I stutter, my heart hammering furiously against my ribs. "Forgive me! My apologies, it was a slip of the tongue!"
His massive, terrifying jaws part just inches. The sudden rush of scorching air almost makes me wobble completely backward in my oversized shoes. Thankfully, Grandpa Eldric firmly grips my shoulder from behind with one hand to steady me.
"You called me... Mr. Rhaegor?" the dragon rumbles, the sound vibrating through the cavern floor.
I gulp loudly and nod, bracing myself for a fiery death.
The dragon's massive head tilts. "No one has spoken to me so... casually in centuries."
"Cough, cough! My deepest apologies," I wheeze out, trying to wave away the overwhelming heat radiating from him.
His massive reptilian eyeball shifts from me to the side. Suddenly, with a thunderous PUFF!, a massive cloud of thick white fog erupts, completely swallowing the colossal red dragon!
