Perilous Times

by Thomas D. Lee

“Look, comrades,” says Tarquin. “It’s mostly targeting the forces of capitalist oppression. Perhaps the dragon is an ally of the revolution?” Leo shakes their head. “Dragons are inherently bourgeois. The whole concept of dragons was invented to justify the existence of the land-owning warrior elite.” “Ah,” says Tarquin. “Yes, comrade. It must be destroyed by the people, to reaffirm the obsolescence of the feudal system.”