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The Dragon Who Hoarded Names
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The girl pointed at the dragon's coins, then made a giving motion, then a taking motion. A trade. Vesper laughed, a sound like rocks tumbling. 'You want to bargain? Fine. Win me a name I do not already have, and I will give you any name you wish.'
The girl thought hard, then drew a shape in the dust that no name had ever taken before. The dragon breathed warmth over it, and slowly a brand-new name took form, one that had never existed in the world. It settled onto a fresh coin, bright gold instead of cold silver. 'You won,' Vesper said, amazed. 'You made a name I could not steal.' She nudged the gold coin into the girl's hands. 'Yours. The only one of its kind.'
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