Every fifteen years, the Dragon would select a member of the youngest generation to carry her egg to term. This had been going on at the village for as long as any of the elders could remember. The one who carried the egg would normally die from the strain. If they could not push the egg out, then eventually it would tear its way out of the carrier. As the eggs grew to tremendous sizes, it was never a pleasant time for any of the carriers, even the ones that managed to live through the experience.
Though being a carrier meant almost certain death, it was still considered a great honor to be chosen by the Dragon. The members of the village to