The Fire-Breathing Foe

The Fire-Breathing Foe is a Lovian fantasy novel by William Goodwin, published February 1, 2009 by Goodread Publishings. The book is about a farmer's son who decides to fight the dragon terrorizing his village with the help of an old female outcast.

Summary
For as long as they can remember the villagers of Eworo have been terrorized by the dragon Rourodath ("fire-breathing foe"). The Eworans are a peaceful people who know only how to work and love but not fight. And their new ruler, the idiotic King Bulfolt, isn't planning on taking any actions either. Most of the time the villagers manage to soothe the dragon with a piece of their harvest, but year after year Rourodath demands more and more, in addition to violent outbursts. Luckily there is F'ril, a young but brave boy, son of farmer Rilaugh. After yet another horrendous attack by the dragon F'ril decides to train so he can fight and kill Rourodath. Of course no one in Eworo thinks he is up for the challenge, and they, like his older brother Ang'ril, mock him for stating he will. However, there is one person who believes in F'ril, namely Ethina, an old "herb lady" (a sort of medicine woman), who was driven out of Eworo because the villagers believe she's a witch who wishes to harm them. Together they prepare for what will decide the fate of not only F'ril, but his entire village.