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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,63Please respect copyright.PENANAGmyTZBo9F2
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.63Please respect copyright.PENANAYJ0IWH74Ae
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who are these beings,63Please respect copyright.PENANADZPNcMMO5Y
that intrudes on her realm,63Please respect copyright.PENANAiLhpz8AfU8
slashing into the soft yellow stone63Please respect copyright.PENANABCCdsuXtaD
that makes up her home?63Please respect copyright.PENANANwjszCuYkr
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they are bright, shining splendor,63Please respect copyright.PENANAQuweM0siOG
(like bright, bright fires)63Please respect copyright.PENANACwgCr02TxN
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.63Please respect copyright.PENANAFC4Tlbk2sg
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they stand on a platform,63Please respect copyright.PENANALHPVvAF4BO
staring up at the island and taking no notice63Please respect copyright.PENANAdfMV6IScmv
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.63Please respect copyright.PENANAajtJ8M7NBl
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another appears,63Please respect copyright.PENANATJo1tcRTxk
missing half their scales63Please respect copyright.PENANA3ka8WQwyXd
but still shining oh so brightly.63Please respect copyright.PENANAmAlcQBizL3
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she startles at that,63Please respect copyright.PENANAxALBiuciXd
squinting closer.63Please respect copyright.PENANANM3j0Fnf1K
what kind of being does not have scales63Please respect copyright.PENANAmAowQeKhMp
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?63Please respect copyright.PENANAEWUAjCY337
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they begin to creep forward,63Please respect copyright.PENANAMPJUliI4il
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor63Please respect copyright.PENANAzlsVeMnCwW
and walking across. where are their wings?63Please respect copyright.PENANANI17lqm0Og
they must be hatchlings,63Please respect copyright.PENANAGW0cCRMHuB
to be so young without their wings.63Please respect copyright.PENANAYVtd9ZVUHV
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she flies forward,63Please respect copyright.PENANASY2VFiL71L
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.63Please respect copyright.PENANAgA0CrwHmJy
they notice her, waving sharp talons63Please respect copyright.PENANAJziIEFxV1j
in her direction.63Please respect copyright.PENANARZebyikGqx
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something fiery strikes her side,63Please respect copyright.PENANALGVRgMl813
piercing through a chink in her scales63Please respect copyright.PENANAn2i28spxnl
and ripping through flesh.63Please respect copyright.PENANAUtG1qvhyB5
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly63Please respect copyright.PENANAZD47HVzmrX
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.63Please respect copyright.PENANAcLT3AB6xhb
she's friendly, why don't they see that?63Please respect copyright.PENANAOwOeo3RnNZ
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maybe because they are too small,63Please respect copyright.PENANAmkO7Iiq9Pf
their eyesight is poor?63Please respect copyright.PENANAkQ2y9e7iOz
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,63Please respect copyright.PENANASJkxvFMDlK
washing over her body.63Please respect copyright.PENANA4SIOUELdlP
most bounced right off but63Please respect copyright.PENANAgdfF7ofhh8
a few found refuge in her muscle.63Please respect copyright.PENANAQU3QSI67z3
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she spread her wings,63Please respect copyright.PENANAcUbqv4snfb
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.63Please respect copyright.PENANAIeqR44lt62
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,63Please respect copyright.PENANAGTnPCQbQ4R
reappearing on the ground.63Please respect copyright.PENANAAehh8m9cjz
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves63Please respect copyright.PENANAuztNowAXjv
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.63Please respect copyright.PENANAy1kDHCXQxD
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,63Please respect copyright.PENANAb6ZBpCE3oP
at each of her perches.63Please respect copyright.PENANAd5hVWaESww
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gone.63Please respect copyright.PENANAax90ZO8c5v
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every last crystal.63Please respect copyright.PENANAJJOT716Cqw
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,63Please respect copyright.PENANAin85lbVD93
but several claws scratch her,63Please respect copyright.PENANAbCSm6TGkHC
as if these little hatchlings63Please respect copyright.PENANAU4ALHC8264
are trying to rip her into two.63Please respect copyright.PENANAArzoOIWKJp
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she's tired,63Please respect copyright.PENANABioXuIBMXU
but she tries to land again,63Please respect copyright.PENANAPV4q0El5Vq
to explain that she is friendly,63Please respect copyright.PENANAwYAbCFh5Uq
why are they attacking?63Please respect copyright.PENANA8PmLgzTrUT
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they are relentless,63Please respect copyright.PENANArrQuguZgZr
stabbing mercilessly into her side,63Please respect copyright.PENANAo6in0PgFM6
her gut, her neck,63Please respect copyright.PENANAvC6Y5v2uQc
anywhere they can reach.63Please respect copyright.PENANAvPXjJd2jfp
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she gives up,63Please respect copyright.PENANAmomGLoJowV
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,63Please respect copyright.PENANA9sUAd30nFa
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,63Please respect copyright.PENANAfAeQwdtfNc
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.63Please respect copyright.PENANAgZUVWV6nnm
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an arrow stabs into her eye,63Please respect copyright.PENANAB5OpJTjnS6
blinding her as purple and black63Please respect copyright.PENANACL138b2JhY
ooze out.63Please respect copyright.PENANAAh0iisrqDU
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she gives up,63Please respect copyright.PENANATLelVuMGS5
letting her body fall,63Please respect copyright.PENANAgTpYc6aih3
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.63Please respect copyright.PENANAX39Hjjwgu9
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,63Please respect copyright.PENANAVc94hI3GS5
jabbing their claws to the sky63Please respect copyright.PENANA8a214B8xiq
and scrambling towards her falling body.63Please respect copyright.PENANAJzCx2TCV3l
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she's tired, her bones ache.63Please respect copyright.PENANA9YM4mpZ5Gr
ichor spreads where she lays,63Please respect copyright.PENANAFF19TjzEMI
as she exhales her final breath,63Please respect copyright.PENANAt6vkXlxMfD
watching helplessly as they pry her egg63Please respect copyright.PENANApquXVEHkUp
from her dying grip.63Please respect copyright.PENANAhDPLp3wA6e