The Dragon Tree

The Dragon Tree

It is said that people sometimes hear the secret of the land. It is a sound that comes from the marsh, from the very soul of the land and sounds like a distant drumbeat that floats across the shallow waters of Currituck Sound on still, windless days. Folklore has it that it is the Devil beating his drum and to hear it is a sign of impending tragedy.

But what if it wasn't the Devil making that distant, beating sound? What if the sound comes from something ancient, a long-forgotten guardian of the Sound? A creature so hideous and monstrous it disguises itself as a gnarled live oak, its roots sunk deep in the earth and its trunk twisted into a reptilian form? 

Perhaps the sound isn't drums at all, but the slow, ominous heartbeat of this creature coming through the water, seemingly from everywhere and nowhere. The rumbling sound might be a message, a warning, not a punishment. Perhaps the ancient creature is a benevolent spirit, not an evil beast. Perhaps it is old and weary, its body a part of the landscape and its resounding heartbeat an attempt to warn the good people of Currituck - a misunderstood protector. 

Or, maybe not!

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