CW: violence, animal death.312Please respect copyright.PENANAd75rUMYgVX
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,312Please respect copyright.PENANAjHaSAk2j6X
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.312Please respect copyright.PENANAfj7OmKAUXH
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who are these beings,312Please respect copyright.PENANAt2JQU6Me8p
that intrudes on her realm,312Please respect copyright.PENANAh58hngZYFT
slashing into the soft yellow stone312Please respect copyright.PENANAXqSL4Icg8W
that makes up her home?312Please respect copyright.PENANAKlomU7RLPh
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they are bright, shining splendor,312Please respect copyright.PENANA1WPeydoKw1
(like bright, bright fires)312Please respect copyright.PENANA1rL4YJmI5e
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.312Please respect copyright.PENANAdX18hEIEI5
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they stand on a platform,312Please respect copyright.PENANAzpMXM4SgQK
staring up at the island and taking no notice312Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ8XFVCiFr
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.312Please respect copyright.PENANAgvtzUXfRJ3
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another appears,312Please respect copyright.PENANAGCebOBKFpr
missing half their scales312Please respect copyright.PENANAhO80fvZRZq
but still shining oh so brightly.312Please respect copyright.PENANARhtsagAqZ5
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she startles at that,312Please respect copyright.PENANAEnrFb5TKx5
squinting closer.312Please respect copyright.PENANAUHgjxrAT4Q
what kind of being does not have scales312Please respect copyright.PENANA9ET8GJ2ke9
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?312Please respect copyright.PENANAuac9oOUzDR
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they begin to creep forward,312Please respect copyright.PENANACAnXVBLbTY
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor312Please respect copyright.PENANAYmRH70LFfp
and walking across. where are their wings?312Please respect copyright.PENANAK7TQVY5HgX
they must be hatchlings,312Please respect copyright.PENANAvWlVKEV3MG
to be so young without their wings.312Please respect copyright.PENANAgUoTAH0MlO
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she flies forward,312Please respect copyright.PENANALsGo0iOcYz
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.312Please respect copyright.PENANAXTegEjkDEi
they notice her, waving sharp talons312Please respect copyright.PENANAt6X2holtXj
in her direction.312Please respect copyright.PENANA6OJleaNqyC
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something fiery strikes her side,312Please respect copyright.PENANAEyBNBqDPA4
piercing through a chink in her scales312Please respect copyright.PENANA2rdq3Yv5qy
and ripping through flesh.312Please respect copyright.PENANA4DU1XFQabo
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly312Please respect copyright.PENANAmZGNsgCIVv
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.312Please respect copyright.PENANApmc77XU1yC
she's friendly, why don't they see that?312Please respect copyright.PENANAWJjM14QAsr
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maybe because they are too small,312Please respect copyright.PENANAMtjzzsTYzZ
their eyesight is poor?312Please respect copyright.PENANA1z1srTBVHc
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,312Please respect copyright.PENANAyAvOyoHfXz
washing over her body.312Please respect copyright.PENANAWVz1kmyczV
most bounced right off but312Please respect copyright.PENANAqm1tdBAPNv
a few found refuge in her muscle.312Please respect copyright.PENANAjNq2rZCdLV
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she spread her wings,312Please respect copyright.PENANAIXK9BhI3r9
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.312Please respect copyright.PENANACfYUj9DvWb
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,312Please respect copyright.PENANAJv6NXD8JgA
reappearing on the ground.312Please respect copyright.PENANA4ESHpLnMMY
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves312Please respect copyright.PENANA15uJLKWkOa
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.312Please respect copyright.PENANAL0VivMUPWV
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,312Please respect copyright.PENANAkYfcRmu2c6
at each of her perches.312Please respect copyright.PENANApmg6m2wZXj
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gone.312Please respect copyright.PENANAqOcU4j4GRt
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every last crystal.312Please respect copyright.PENANA51eWibNRTh
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,312Please respect copyright.PENANAkNZQZ721Et
but several claws scratch her,312Please respect copyright.PENANAZmwMoEQGfy
as if these little hatchlings312Please respect copyright.PENANAa07tGJhtJy
are trying to rip her into two.312Please respect copyright.PENANATdXHZYmTDD
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she's tired,312Please respect copyright.PENANAwNU1T06W8g
but she tries to land again,312Please respect copyright.PENANAuCdz4ptu96
to explain that she is friendly,312Please respect copyright.PENANAy3DpzcOsYQ
why are they attacking?312Please respect copyright.PENANACMXvYoQir3
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they are relentless,312Please respect copyright.PENANAC9MkEpaToL
stabbing mercilessly into her side,312Please respect copyright.PENANAshPRw9I7tU
her gut, her neck,312Please respect copyright.PENANA6ep8hX1Bn0
anywhere they can reach.312Please respect copyright.PENANAOucVvd53iQ
312Please respect copyright.PENANABtCjnwNmhJ
she gives up,312Please respect copyright.PENANAgWtvexv6XL
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,312Please respect copyright.PENANACDnwnUUP3G
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,312Please respect copyright.PENANAem0gtCLiNY
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.312Please respect copyright.PENANA01lWVq5tI1
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an arrow stabs into her eye,312Please respect copyright.PENANAdy6iykGaoX
blinding her as purple and black312Please respect copyright.PENANA6w27MnlKnY
ooze out.312Please respect copyright.PENANAh5dbIrEMPB
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she gives up,312Please respect copyright.PENANATPfkYIzK8x
letting her body fall,312Please respect copyright.PENANAcBZKFeuzFb
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.312Please respect copyright.PENANAgcCUtGW9YZ
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,312Please respect copyright.PENANAEHU5eXUDhP
jabbing their claws to the sky312Please respect copyright.PENANAVuR9JjilM8
and scrambling towards her falling body.312Please respect copyright.PENANA5QiBC3PbGX
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she's tired, her bones ache.312Please respect copyright.PENANAFHwfWnPOzS
ichor spreads where she lays,312Please respect copyright.PENANA72mRKdzJcf
as she exhales her final breath,312Please respect copyright.PENANAk1fofQ5UUs
watching helplessly as they pry her egg312Please respect copyright.PENANAQYXvY31ykU
from her dying grip.312Please respect copyright.PENANApBBh8jGAXw