CW: violence, animal death.66Please respect copyright.PENANA0V20Upz52s
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,66Please respect copyright.PENANAgUAenf7KCS
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.66Please respect copyright.PENANAOazX7PDVLF
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who are these beings,66Please respect copyright.PENANAofEI9ZqMti
that intrudes on her realm,66Please respect copyright.PENANAqp3wJpLAkk
slashing into the soft yellow stone66Please respect copyright.PENANAxkAFQ1Dbm8
that makes up her home?66Please respect copyright.PENANATKQbTiOoKS
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they are bright, shining splendor,66Please respect copyright.PENANAZX6W97Hcja
(like bright, bright fires)66Please respect copyright.PENANAXw9GC2mevD
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.66Please respect copyright.PENANAuKjGTKMT07
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they stand on a platform,66Please respect copyright.PENANA4g0EOBk8hj
staring up at the island and taking no notice66Please respect copyright.PENANA8T3nHwHYUz
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.66Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6qjN28dV9
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another appears,66Please respect copyright.PENANAvee2CkDLff
missing half their scales66Please respect copyright.PENANAQxldwFZPTt
but still shining oh so brightly.66Please respect copyright.PENANA0NxiaCFgt5
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she startles at that,66Please respect copyright.PENANAyaUkeNjMbD
squinting closer.66Please respect copyright.PENANARNBiGv9QOF
what kind of being does not have scales66Please respect copyright.PENANAi0cEHGIqPQ
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?66Please respect copyright.PENANAlVto0MrL1u
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they begin to creep forward,66Please respect copyright.PENANAw38B58XSSm
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor66Please respect copyright.PENANA40QTDphce9
and walking across. where are their wings?66Please respect copyright.PENANAFBuX87H41v
they must be hatchlings,66Please respect copyright.PENANA7MAJfEqstb
to be so young without their wings.66Please respect copyright.PENANA80MOYdL2zl
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she flies forward,66Please respect copyright.PENANAh5IsA3jGhq
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.66Please respect copyright.PENANAV9f003bASN
they notice her, waving sharp talons66Please respect copyright.PENANAGvhPIPOlkl
in her direction.66Please respect copyright.PENANAY44a7V4anZ
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something fiery strikes her side,66Please respect copyright.PENANAPThxX1z5KW
piercing through a chink in her scales66Please respect copyright.PENANAdnvAe9MLOw
and ripping through flesh.66Please respect copyright.PENANAd0rpvGq41c
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly66Please respect copyright.PENANAK8UOyKNhTW
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.66Please respect copyright.PENANAuTHmQbUqah
she's friendly, why don't they see that?66Please respect copyright.PENANAxeyDhwOig6
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maybe because they are too small,66Please respect copyright.PENANAp87OynRYSN
their eyesight is poor?66Please respect copyright.PENANAYg2glOUsI5
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,66Please respect copyright.PENANAzSbWQFSih6
washing over her body.66Please respect copyright.PENANA2HJpUwyWRy
most bounced right off but66Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9eooF0CVp
a few found refuge in her muscle.66Please respect copyright.PENANAJnAEDQo7qx
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she spread her wings,66Please respect copyright.PENANAIoExb86BU2
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.66Please respect copyright.PENANAGStrd1hnjl
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,66Please respect copyright.PENANAqCq52FkMcF
reappearing on the ground.66Please respect copyright.PENANAj5hJ7KuYwn
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves66Please respect copyright.PENANAoxB75l1C2y
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.66Please respect copyright.PENANAr03wAOjxCQ
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,66Please respect copyright.PENANATsb6vlSICf
at each of her perches.66Please respect copyright.PENANAZbm3HarzWX
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gone.66Please respect copyright.PENANAvsWKulVz2P
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every last crystal.66Please respect copyright.PENANAPBEq6nCOM2
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,66Please respect copyright.PENANAnx2qNT3GKX
but several claws scratch her,66Please respect copyright.PENANAulTsEiqIv1
as if these little hatchlings66Please respect copyright.PENANAui2GjfFdL3
are trying to rip her into two.66Please respect copyright.PENANAqhU1Uy4yKb
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she's tired,66Please respect copyright.PENANAAEiIssyKrI
but she tries to land again,66Please respect copyright.PENANA6pKBo5l7ma
to explain that she is friendly,66Please respect copyright.PENANAVuPbfEGQ9J
why are they attacking?66Please respect copyright.PENANA4e2KNABPVf
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they are relentless,66Please respect copyright.PENANAcvhiAqHStZ
stabbing mercilessly into her side,66Please respect copyright.PENANAQPy56yMoai
her gut, her neck,66Please respect copyright.PENANAxPBmjxBw2W
anywhere they can reach.66Please respect copyright.PENANAXB4D4hz3J8
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she gives up,66Please respect copyright.PENANALhT7nowogt
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,66Please respect copyright.PENANAV5wXf6TCq7
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,66Please respect copyright.PENANAOWDzfM0vOV
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.66Please respect copyright.PENANAIYQNxv6X6R
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an arrow stabs into her eye,66Please respect copyright.PENANA6Bu1qj1w3Z
blinding her as purple and black66Please respect copyright.PENANAdYkWfYPaeK
ooze out.66Please respect copyright.PENANAJXxBN2N33d
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she gives up,66Please respect copyright.PENANAHQFDTuWDpm
letting her body fall,66Please respect copyright.PENANAz085jMDUSA
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.66Please respect copyright.PENANAApJUrGVBHR
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,66Please respect copyright.PENANAeL3ogeGQWH
jabbing their claws to the sky66Please respect copyright.PENANAY9LE638VRN
and scrambling towards her falling body.66Please respect copyright.PENANACZcGQbC7Cg
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she's tired, her bones ache.66Please respect copyright.PENANAi0aaQtHigm
ichor spreads where she lays,66Please respect copyright.PENANALSqgcbEsGA
as she exhales her final breath,66Please respect copyright.PENANABCUkoSUxCH
watching helplessly as they pry her egg66Please respect copyright.PENANAB5MTr3ZZjf
from her dying grip.66Please respect copyright.PENANAn7krR7OGAE