CW: violence, animal death.178Please respect copyright.PENANAjL9TSkvmmr
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,178Please respect copyright.PENANApdhG75tpYi
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.178Please respect copyright.PENANAI1sWedJi8J
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who are these beings,178Please respect copyright.PENANAI5egzJKlSO
that intrudes on her realm,178Please respect copyright.PENANA2TGZ7vu2i7
slashing into the soft yellow stone178Please respect copyright.PENANAuH1aj4MXlO
that makes up her home?178Please respect copyright.PENANAq5CeZcOgKX
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they are bright, shining splendor,178Please respect copyright.PENANAqVpFDvgJuo
(like bright, bright fires)178Please respect copyright.PENANANubGMsU7kH
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.178Please respect copyright.PENANAo5etGcYRrx
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they stand on a platform,178Please respect copyright.PENANAKB21U64yrU
staring up at the island and taking no notice178Please respect copyright.PENANAvlXUxZguMg
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.178Please respect copyright.PENANA9UGY0r9jVD
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another appears,178Please respect copyright.PENANAyX26cOTG43
missing half their scales178Please respect copyright.PENANAlEUWfczoag
but still shining oh so brightly.178Please respect copyright.PENANALI15cEEnhE
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she startles at that,178Please respect copyright.PENANA2VCmjLuKeN
squinting closer.178Please respect copyright.PENANARCYYGuPS9S
what kind of being does not have scales178Please respect copyright.PENANAMYosxD4eOs
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?178Please respect copyright.PENANAmgo4xBJ3rS
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they begin to creep forward,178Please respect copyright.PENANAGbzoQ0tIu8
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor178Please respect copyright.PENANA0kmF9mTMjj
and walking across. where are their wings?178Please respect copyright.PENANALfjjZHMQjO
they must be hatchlings,178Please respect copyright.PENANALHRtj5AIUl
to be so young without their wings.178Please respect copyright.PENANAxJ4JVKvFaZ
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she flies forward,178Please respect copyright.PENANARPV3ZbAtal
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.178Please respect copyright.PENANAoPbf92IFyd
they notice her, waving sharp talons178Please respect copyright.PENANARdquD2TLtp
in her direction.178Please respect copyright.PENANAPDLYER3iMo
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something fiery strikes her side,178Please respect copyright.PENANA77ybPvb3jV
piercing through a chink in her scales178Please respect copyright.PENANA06cEeJNsHE
and ripping through flesh.178Please respect copyright.PENANAMNzdUFTJNC
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly178Please respect copyright.PENANAN7KFsivl15
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.178Please respect copyright.PENANAnpfVzeryDd
she's friendly, why don't they see that?178Please respect copyright.PENANAhsThB4FVUO
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maybe because they are too small,178Please respect copyright.PENANAYOTEMeT9eH
their eyesight is poor?178Please respect copyright.PENANA6t4dLMTGsY
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,178Please respect copyright.PENANAHK67kQfFcV
washing over her body.178Please respect copyright.PENANAgwo5qr8yRY
most bounced right off but178Please respect copyright.PENANAHX3d6c20O2
a few found refuge in her muscle.178Please respect copyright.PENANAj2HFggGrKt
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she spread her wings,178Please respect copyright.PENANAK5n8nbny7l
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.178Please respect copyright.PENANARttVIixvL6
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,178Please respect copyright.PENANAIWWCutPPDe
reappearing on the ground.178Please respect copyright.PENANA0pb217c6k6
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves178Please respect copyright.PENANAUqizraTo1l
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.178Please respect copyright.PENANAYWRPfYyaXQ
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,178Please respect copyright.PENANAPnUaNoqTZc
at each of her perches.178Please respect copyright.PENANAd2w35htefK
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gone.178Please respect copyright.PENANAEHQ6sqjXTM
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every last crystal.178Please respect copyright.PENANABTRlLcOdrU
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,178Please respect copyright.PENANAliRsubLiZ1
but several claws scratch her,178Please respect copyright.PENANAiokW9XcXtG
as if these little hatchlings178Please respect copyright.PENANAT3JonNQ5p0
are trying to rip her into two.178Please respect copyright.PENANAs1ggKOX41X
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she's tired,178Please respect copyright.PENANAAQQSnjj1Lt
but she tries to land again,178Please respect copyright.PENANA5x5nQlG1kZ
to explain that she is friendly,178Please respect copyright.PENANAvSUD1zGMQi
why are they attacking?178Please respect copyright.PENANAQChyWvfql6
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they are relentless,178Please respect copyright.PENANADP8jAaON85
stabbing mercilessly into her side,178Please respect copyright.PENANA86szoqihEZ
her gut, her neck,178Please respect copyright.PENANAJUmDhb7u2G
anywhere they can reach.178Please respect copyright.PENANAvD8RD9Ek2D
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she gives up,178Please respect copyright.PENANAuBCCgAfjHw
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,178Please respect copyright.PENANArMy4CScg4c
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,178Please respect copyright.PENANAc8bsO9f95D
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.178Please respect copyright.PENANACaOMG6ODmG
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an arrow stabs into her eye,178Please respect copyright.PENANAbDQU5zWsN1
blinding her as purple and black178Please respect copyright.PENANAGejrvWOxIR
ooze out.178Please respect copyright.PENANAbm3j5Bdklv
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she gives up,178Please respect copyright.PENANAfbl8yWf0uq
letting her body fall,178Please respect copyright.PENANAfhCL27wyjl
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.178Please respect copyright.PENANAL2WefR2aW7
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,178Please respect copyright.PENANA0PCuD4BT6p
jabbing their claws to the sky178Please respect copyright.PENANABwCZKFFgDT
and scrambling towards her falling body.178Please respect copyright.PENANAy5nYel4a8K
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she's tired, her bones ache.178Please respect copyright.PENANA2aO1uA9gbS
ichor spreads where she lays,178Please respect copyright.PENANACaRO5VJGno
as she exhales her final breath,178Please respect copyright.PENANAIar40mGUG4
watching helplessly as they pry her egg178Please respect copyright.PENANARUxkPQVbJT
from her dying grip.178Please respect copyright.PENANAY0feOyMm8D