.." and with that a pulled the sword up ward and it cut through his neck like a hot knife through butter. I turned to the old man on the ground and of...fered him a helping hand up. As the old man stood he dusted himself off and thanked me. As I turned to leave he stopped me and told me that he would give me one wish.Of cores I thought this old man to be crazy but thought I would play along just to make him happy. I told him that I wished to be a half dragon like from my dreams and he nodded and. Special for the first time in my life."Did you hear what I just said?" she asked making me break from my thoughts."Yes I did. Who has received such an honor, Mistress?" I replied.She gave a worn-out smile "Marionette, the angel,“I was kind of shocked, but I tried my best to hide it."But mistress.... She is a female... And also a creature of light,“ I started to protest but she stopped me soon."You dare to defy my will?" she hissed while her eyes began to glow red.I immediately fell on my knees. We’d only partly calmed down by the time Dad got home at six, and his arrival started a new round of noise!Naturally, as it was our first evening home, Dad quickly got changed into a sports jacket and trousers and we all headed off to the steakhouse at half past six; Mum laughingly stated that the sight of her daughter getting outside an extra-large Knickerbocker Glory at the start of the holidays was now just as much a sign that summer was here as Wimbledon, which was just starting its second. "It's okay, it don't bite."Bernie walked over slowly, anticipation and a little fear running through his mind in a tangled jumble. When he opened the door he found the last thing he would have expected. "What the...?" He gasped, staring into the closet open mouthed. "Go ahead and turn on the light, get a look at it."Bernie pulled the string hanging from the ceiling and the light clicked on, bathing the lovely form in front of him in its warm glow. He was there staring down at the girl.