Dragon's flame

Jason’s eyes shone bright orange, reflecting the flames bursting towards them. His heart was racing with fear and manic excitement, the kind of excitement you can’t help but feel in the presence of a dragon. The hot air balloon they were flying in flew about crazily as the hot air coming off the flames shoved them back. A simple truth was clear in his mind: they could not survive. The dragon reared its head and faced them, eyes wide, teeth pointed. He felt sorry; sorry for his passengers, sorry that he had failed them in his task. He held his breath and braced himself for the flames that would destroy them.