Scene: The Destruction of Laketown

Amid shrieks and wailing and the shouts of men Smaug came over Laketown. A hail of dark arrows leaped up and snapped and rattled on his scales, and their shafts fell back kindled by his breath.

Fire leaped from the dragon's jaws. Down he swooped straight through the arrow-storm, reckless in his rage, seeking only to set their town ablaze.

Fire leaped from thatched roofs and wooden beam-ends as he hurtled down past and round again. Flames unquenchable sprang high into the night.

Still a company of archers that held their ground among the burning houses. Their captain was Bard, grim-voiced and grim-faced. He shot with a great yew bow, till all his arrows but one were spent.

Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear. The dragon was circling back, flying low.

"Arrow!" said the bowman. "Black arrow! If ever you came from the forges of the true king under the Mountain, go now and speed well!"

I do love building dragons! :)