Dragon Companion — Don Callander

HUMAN SEEKS EMPLOYMENT. FORMER LIBRARIAN WITH DRAGONRIDING SKILLS.

'A Librarian? Very good! That's most interesting," boomed Murdan. "If you're not bespoken, I can use a Librarian in my service, lad."

"Well...," Tom hesitated. "Er...providing the terms are fair."

"Best in the kingdom! A hundred vols, payable at the first of each month, and all you can eat if we have it to give you. A bed, dry most of the time, and two blankets if it's not. Mounts, of course--"

"He'll ride me," interrupted the Dragon suddenly. He gazed proudly at the Librarian he had found. Tom blinked back his gratitude.

"Very lucky, too, my boy!" cried Murdan. 'A Dragon Companion is to be envied."

"Dragon Companion?" asked the Librarian, wonderingly.

"The title of such men as a Dragon chooses to carry, of course."