Far More Precious Than Gold

Once, dragons ruled the Altean Isles. Theirs was a peaceful, prosperous kingdom, ruled by a good king and a wise princess.

That Altea is gone now. The Altea that Keith knows is ruled by the Galra Empire, and it's a world where the few surviving Alteans are traitors to their kind who serve the Galra and wreak terror upon the people, while boys like him become pirates...and meet nasty ends.

But then one of the last Alteans saves him, gives him a precious gift, and changes the course of both of their lives in one fell swoop.

35k words. Uses Linux Libertine and OptimusPrincepsSemiBold fonts.