The Assignment: Write the most hook-laden opening paragraph with as many genre tropes as possible in 50-100 words. My genre is epic fantasy.

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Damsel collapsed on the Keep’s hard, cold stone floor sobbing before the shuttered window shattered and a small, red dragon burst through, tumbling on the floor and rolling up next to her. He sat slouchingly, looked into her teary eyes, and smiled.

“I knew I’d find you.”

She looked confused.

“You’ll fulfill the prophecy.”

“What? How do you . . . .”

He held out his hand, and with little hesitation, she placed hers in his, looked into his big eyes, and smiled shyly.

“I don’t understand why my heart feels this way.”

“I will show you.”
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Can you identify my tropes?