CW: violence, animal death.49Please respect copyright.PENANAb9UuAcusuZ
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,49Please respect copyright.PENANAnDLjtzm2vA
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.49Please respect copyright.PENANAFy1xpcXw98
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who are these beings,49Please respect copyright.PENANAxKxV7yL5Ym
that intrudes on her realm,49Please respect copyright.PENANALIpMY11AOT
slashing into the soft yellow stone49Please respect copyright.PENANAljXVCfDwJE
that makes up her home?49Please respect copyright.PENANASBVDND94YB
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they are bright, shining splendor,49Please respect copyright.PENANAMcwFcarTtg
(like bright, bright fires)49Please respect copyright.PENANA9EUYtqZbEL
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.49Please respect copyright.PENANA65gkLtOT0s
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they stand on a platform,49Please respect copyright.PENANA7DfNUWWLcJ
staring up at the island and taking no notice49Please respect copyright.PENANAhuujG150WR
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.49Please respect copyright.PENANAKrcFnqW4uc
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another appears,49Please respect copyright.PENANA0JbbHdQ1tY
missing half their scales49Please respect copyright.PENANAt0IIQeVS0B
but still shining oh so brightly.49Please respect copyright.PENANAhQlQCDi7eP
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she startles at that,49Please respect copyright.PENANAjKzFhY9Tsb
squinting closer.49Please respect copyright.PENANAVVkt3Mlsvq
what kind of being does not have scales49Please respect copyright.PENANA3BkU7xlJMI
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?49Please respect copyright.PENANANntx1PNHEL
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they begin to creep forward,49Please respect copyright.PENANAD76Ixyozvw
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor49Please respect copyright.PENANAyJOxzv81wR
and walking across. where are their wings?49Please respect copyright.PENANAwWrfnsMQN7
they must be hatchlings,49Please respect copyright.PENANAjG3kMVXLNW
to be so young without their wings.49Please respect copyright.PENANAZUNKEZk2fs
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she flies forward,49Please respect copyright.PENANAUNXapNl2GA
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.49Please respect copyright.PENANARPLXQo1b9l
they notice her, waving sharp talons49Please respect copyright.PENANARwubK2JV7Z
in her direction.49Please respect copyright.PENANAmYXrLAq0FL
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something fiery strikes her side,49Please respect copyright.PENANAxK7TvJaw1Q
piercing through a chink in her scales49Please respect copyright.PENANAkhrC2kjBFf
and ripping through flesh.49Please respect copyright.PENANA6dLzazImza
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly49Please respect copyright.PENANAulQ6fyVV1z
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.49Please respect copyright.PENANAyESdwwUYK2
she's friendly, why don't they see that?49Please respect copyright.PENANAxE5Xc8nTk6
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maybe because they are too small,49Please respect copyright.PENANAVr5ae2PZBE
their eyesight is poor?49Please respect copyright.PENANANpjC10VUcT
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,49Please respect copyright.PENANAoe5SChHxnL
washing over her body.49Please respect copyright.PENANAwP1h9hrFYp
most bounced right off but49Please respect copyright.PENANAPKRJ9BbVEv
a few found refuge in her muscle.49Please respect copyright.PENANAKzKg6ojq2T
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she spread her wings,49Please respect copyright.PENANAvGlUUFS3BZ
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.49Please respect copyright.PENANAXLmL19u6Kp
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,49Please respect copyright.PENANA5e8rkTtHWn
reappearing on the ground.49Please respect copyright.PENANAzHGP6JmuBI
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves49Please respect copyright.PENANAJOEHOVQlqW
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.49Please respect copyright.PENANAhkGrnHcAt2
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,49Please respect copyright.PENANAK8wcVxEJDW
at each of her perches.49Please respect copyright.PENANApCmOEHPz2z
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gone.49Please respect copyright.PENANAe5hbIT0cTn
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every last crystal.49Please respect copyright.PENANAwS6xNs93Qk
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,49Please respect copyright.PENANAIxBdTYr1DJ
but several claws scratch her,49Please respect copyright.PENANAQI2tIXTiOL
as if these little hatchlings49Please respect copyright.PENANAvSQ3JTsFLd
are trying to rip her into two.49Please respect copyright.PENANAfip6QCzknb
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she's tired,49Please respect copyright.PENANAEdSeUgTozP
but she tries to land again,49Please respect copyright.PENANA6RgASAWreo
to explain that she is friendly,49Please respect copyright.PENANABcoiONI98s
why are they attacking?49Please respect copyright.PENANATG5GCP6oLt
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they are relentless,49Please respect copyright.PENANAYaLYpHOvGj
stabbing mercilessly into her side,49Please respect copyright.PENANAEekzuXCNdh
her gut, her neck,49Please respect copyright.PENANAfme101ZjBF
anywhere they can reach.49Please respect copyright.PENANAH9Jo5VvPBE
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she gives up,49Please respect copyright.PENANA9tuuJnIAni
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,49Please respect copyright.PENANAfeT66G4nlg
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,49Please respect copyright.PENANAwAPLbUwugy
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.49Please respect copyright.PENANANotwWTgf3U
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an arrow stabs into her eye,49Please respect copyright.PENANANymxbB3snX
blinding her as purple and black49Please respect copyright.PENANACMCzyg2DT4
ooze out.49Please respect copyright.PENANAvyzrKPdgYQ
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she gives up,49Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZYtp2pc5J
letting her body fall,49Please respect copyright.PENANA5OrRwviiQt
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.49Please respect copyright.PENANAfE3FvdW2QE
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,49Please respect copyright.PENANABBQBoVvqVR
jabbing their claws to the sky49Please respect copyright.PENANA4n6BP1FvME
and scrambling towards her falling body.49Please respect copyright.PENANAinliX9oc0e
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she's tired, her bones ache.49Please respect copyright.PENANAC6evEXW2Lv
ichor spreads where she lays,49Please respect copyright.PENANARHCczGLU2u
as she exhales her final breath,49Please respect copyright.PENANA8rGakulUcE
watching helplessly as they pry her egg49Please respect copyright.PENANAmV5YPhxyvD
from her dying grip.49Please respect copyright.PENANAH1NmtxVY0V