CW: violence, animal death.80Please respect copyright.PENANAeLTToX60j5
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,80Please respect copyright.PENANA5B7budsTzv
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.80Please respect copyright.PENANAUf2QyqDgbb
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who are these beings,80Please respect copyright.PENANA8Qf2FagxCv
that intrudes on her realm,80Please respect copyright.PENANA2nkuTUlpn9
slashing into the soft yellow stone80Please respect copyright.PENANAVKz03fMojx
that makes up her home?80Please respect copyright.PENANAMj78KKKE28
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they are bright, shining splendor,80Please respect copyright.PENANAh8V0F5syf8
(like bright, bright fires)80Please respect copyright.PENANAuBh0NzTD2Z
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.80Please respect copyright.PENANAUNlS43R09g
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they stand on a platform,80Please respect copyright.PENANAplh8NxIpKT
staring up at the island and taking no notice80Please respect copyright.PENANAbU9BCURKtH
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.80Please respect copyright.PENANAILqbSRdHVV
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another appears,80Please respect copyright.PENANASlpA8lLwdC
missing half their scales80Please respect copyright.PENANAueMv1Zb2HQ
but still shining oh so brightly.80Please respect copyright.PENANA9RDdFtebXC
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she startles at that,80Please respect copyright.PENANAwJqTrocMKE
squinting closer.80Please respect copyright.PENANAF0dzB5jdmk
what kind of being does not have scales80Please respect copyright.PENANAEyWtLJerMR
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?80Please respect copyright.PENANAwyxAQKibBs
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they begin to creep forward,80Please respect copyright.PENANAByKA0lrY71
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor80Please respect copyright.PENANA7LNoi6Bknn
and walking across. where are their wings?80Please respect copyright.PENANA3MvppiBoGf
they must be hatchlings,80Please respect copyright.PENANAnXr4RNV4KE
to be so young without their wings.80Please respect copyright.PENANAAT4BLgejIy
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she flies forward,80Please respect copyright.PENANA4PXLagn9fI
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.80Please respect copyright.PENANAvwDBg58rwq
they notice her, waving sharp talons80Please respect copyright.PENANAhvQJ94llJl
in her direction.80Please respect copyright.PENANA5NbNkvqlTF
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something fiery strikes her side,80Please respect copyright.PENANAZFcSvjfjFx
piercing through a chink in her scales80Please respect copyright.PENANAC4a7O564m6
and ripping through flesh.80Please respect copyright.PENANAIT3VKDb8z0
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly80Please respect copyright.PENANAhAzEWPVJmv
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.80Please respect copyright.PENANA6Im0qmqTSt
she's friendly, why don't they see that?80Please respect copyright.PENANArfohFGKl8P
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maybe because they are too small,80Please respect copyright.PENANAk7EGnnLhVa
their eyesight is poor?80Please respect copyright.PENANAtZaqk5TaQF
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,80Please respect copyright.PENANAilTgEL4xyZ
washing over her body.80Please respect copyright.PENANAdaCGoN90bI
most bounced right off but80Please respect copyright.PENANAQQcjaKpUvC
a few found refuge in her muscle.80Please respect copyright.PENANAD38shjZAPU
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she spread her wings,80Please respect copyright.PENANAmA5nsFKYTQ
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.80Please respect copyright.PENANAdpMcMH9TDo
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,80Please respect copyright.PENANAm1LW9ODhDo
reappearing on the ground.80Please respect copyright.PENANA3c35kwyc15
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves80Please respect copyright.PENANAo8wbGL3hEj
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.80Please respect copyright.PENANAgkSutHVt3O
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,80Please respect copyright.PENANAIFFVibD5OW
at each of her perches.80Please respect copyright.PENANAxrnnbqfqpq
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gone.80Please respect copyright.PENANAMudPy7OWkl
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every last crystal.80Please respect copyright.PENANAqySewk8nw1
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,80Please respect copyright.PENANABLRpEl4J2K
but several claws scratch her,80Please respect copyright.PENANAM1FeHizACI
as if these little hatchlings80Please respect copyright.PENANAI0lKfc9dqX
are trying to rip her into two.80Please respect copyright.PENANAXQKlxLxS6u
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she's tired,80Please respect copyright.PENANAM9WVreuARN
but she tries to land again,80Please respect copyright.PENANABx2OYK4VgG
to explain that she is friendly,80Please respect copyright.PENANAVj3s7AAKjf
why are they attacking?80Please respect copyright.PENANArGD3MiuqzI
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they are relentless,80Please respect copyright.PENANAkgV0zexNgB
stabbing mercilessly into her side,80Please respect copyright.PENANAgnWoKtUpWp
her gut, her neck,80Please respect copyright.PENANAj9EYsIB3uX
anywhere they can reach.80Please respect copyright.PENANAIom1qxX4Ob
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she gives up,80Please respect copyright.PENANAEVF5XDQ2M7
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,80Please respect copyright.PENANAY27NlvMzPI
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,80Please respect copyright.PENANANphVVJdXe2
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.80Please respect copyright.PENANA0yhJ1LwaLj
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an arrow stabs into her eye,80Please respect copyright.PENANAwaHUtgB7eO
blinding her as purple and black80Please respect copyright.PENANAaGvIngbiNf
ooze out.80Please respect copyright.PENANAuRH7VajU8N
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she gives up,80Please respect copyright.PENANAXOuo1snhNQ
letting her body fall,80Please respect copyright.PENANAhQszNyCjTw
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.80Please respect copyright.PENANAZtnEXsNwVN
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,80Please respect copyright.PENANAsdGnO3WYcq
jabbing their claws to the sky80Please respect copyright.PENANAZbiizBle4Z
and scrambling towards her falling body.80Please respect copyright.PENANALsDNq40Gmq
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she's tired, her bones ache.80Please respect copyright.PENANABHq3ZZBPBt
ichor spreads where she lays,80Please respect copyright.PENANADnyyTAZUnR
as she exhales her final breath,80Please respect copyright.PENANAT4jFG5aY5e
watching helplessly as they pry her egg80Please respect copyright.PENANA21vEyZpDVa
from her dying grip.80Please respect copyright.PENANAekiLW4S9nL