The Fall of Xeirozogenes

When the young and very reluctant hero, Morgbraith, sets out on his quest to slay the dragon Xeirozogenes, it is expected that he will emulate his illustrious, monster-slaying ancestors; but Morgbraith is not so sure, and Xeirozogenes, the great dragon himself, turns out to be a very different creature from what Morgbraith had anticipated.