Akanthus

> This dragon seems to like blue roses. And their thorns. They are what makes up for most of the decorations here, so that it is hard to differentiate separate rooms. You need no more than a few moments to get bored of them. He, however, spends all days in his chambers, doing seemingly nothing but staring at them. You find that weird, but also curious.

> As you approach him, you accidentally cut your arm on one of the branches. Some of the blood starts to pour. That's strange, you feel no pain. Although... there is something else. A strange feeling awakening inside you. What is happening to you?

> You look at the dragon in a moment of panic. He made no move. You start to feel overwhelmed, as if you were under heavy pressure, both mentally and physically. You decide you have no benefit from staying here any longer. You carefully and slowly make your way out - you wouldn't want to touch the thorns again.

> You manage to get out safely, but something is still wrong. You can't quite put your finger on it, all you know is that you suddenly have the urge to destroy something. You crash all the small stones on your path.

> You've finally made it back to your safe place. Normally, you would have no reason to be afraid now... But still, you have an alien feeling that you won't be able to rest as long as there is something, something in this world. It needs to be destroyed. Why? You have no idea. You no longer have any idea why you feel the way you do.

> You do not give up easily. The need to understand is stronger in you than some urge that doesn't feel familiar at all. You focus and think. You finally recognise the thing you suddenly hate: magic. But, as the realisation comes, the feeling starts to faint.

> You notice the blood on your arm. It has dried already, and the wound is healing. Nothing seems to be out of place. You recall your journey to the Rose's Pass, and then - blank space. As you no longer feel weird, you decide to get some sleep.

> Everything's fine, except you know you've had enough of roses.