BANG!
David's coiled tail tip suddenly snapped out, striking the helmet of the angrily glowering guard like an unfurling party horn.
Before the astonished gazes of the Elves, the guard's once-shiny helmet dented slightly. His formerly handsome features, his entire face even, rippled like the surface of disturbed water as he spewed blood from his nose. He crashed through the closed oak doors of the Magic Academy and tumbled headfirst into the fountain on the main path just beyond, sending a shower of water high into the air.
"..." The Elves outside the Magic Academy who had just witnessed this scene were instantly stupefied. Then, faces filled with horror, they scurried away, desperate to get clear.
