Introduction: Work in Progress! I'll be posting up to part 12 here quite regularly, but then there will be a pause as I frantically try and iron out world building ideas. There's so much to do! In a world where sixteen-year-olds receive spirit animals to enhance their magical abilities, Garen Skye expects to summon a goose like everyone else in his family.Instead, a massive dragon appears, and in a moment of sheer panic and disbelief, he names it "Goose."Now Garen finds himself under the watchful eye of the High Mages Council, assigned military protection, and struggling to control a power he doesn't understand. With the crucial initiate test approaching鈥攁 test he'll surely fail without mastering his connection to Goose鈥擥aren must navigate unwanted fame, changing friendships, and a world that suddenly sees him as either a savior or a threat.But as mysterious forces begin showing interest in his unprecedented dragon, Garen discovers there's more at stake than just passing a school entrance exam. In a land still scarred by ancient magical wars, having a unique spirit animal might be a blessing鈥攐r a deadly curse....