My idea isn't original, Lynn. The first part (the con) is from a film titled Dragonheart in 1996. It starred Dennis Quaid as a disillusioned and broke knight who hunted the last dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to his lair just because that's what knights did, you see. Instead of fighting to the death, the knight and the dragon began running a game on area villages to bilk them of their money by "protecting" them from a marauding dragon. The sting fed both of them for a time, then something went wrong, and -
There's a lot more to the story, and it's actually pretty good for what it is, a paint-by-the-numbers buddy and redemption story. There's a twist, though, and it's - no, sorry, sweeties, spoilers!
Your story made me smile and think at the same time. Good job, my lady!
