CW: violence, animal death.64Please respect copyright.PENANATlE1DRNuOI
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,64Please respect copyright.PENANAM6dDBsFMtb
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.64Please respect copyright.PENANAYgMxTSyd96
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who are these beings,64Please respect copyright.PENANAzBB8P9lm4B
that intrudes on her realm,64Please respect copyright.PENANAonMUYTKHUM
slashing into the soft yellow stone64Please respect copyright.PENANAogSIRMausT
that makes up her home?64Please respect copyright.PENANAlLCHsYP3nb
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they are bright, shining splendor,64Please respect copyright.PENANAYpjJH1jTGR
(like bright, bright fires)64Please respect copyright.PENANAb5St8RtyWC
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.64Please respect copyright.PENANAkzHNseA25W
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they stand on a platform,64Please respect copyright.PENANA7bv1xo2P0C
staring up at the island and taking no notice64Please respect copyright.PENANADSPS1VJbvB
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.64Please respect copyright.PENANAVSV6NljeDC
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another appears,64Please respect copyright.PENANAvFDNGQyd5D
missing half their scales64Please respect copyright.PENANAe0NGO0FdEZ
but still shining oh so brightly.64Please respect copyright.PENANAeNKTWNSpkZ
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she startles at that,64Please respect copyright.PENANAADPwzRxWIP
squinting closer.64Please respect copyright.PENANAPf48GPMz9w
what kind of being does not have scales64Please respect copyright.PENANA6lLLmfpDpg
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?64Please respect copyright.PENANATmeh9iPMXi
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they begin to creep forward,64Please respect copyright.PENANAJCzrmbUr1h
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor64Please respect copyright.PENANAKrFfpDwMi6
and walking across. where are their wings?64Please respect copyright.PENANAyJ0JRHyaIS
they must be hatchlings,64Please respect copyright.PENANAYS6f3nSi7V
to be so young without their wings.64Please respect copyright.PENANA78tnsaKZGk
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she flies forward,64Please respect copyright.PENANAD5amlFTa8u
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.64Please respect copyright.PENANAzHwgZotHxE
they notice her, waving sharp talons64Please respect copyright.PENANABBRwjZYpzJ
in her direction.64Please respect copyright.PENANAeBaSSEHpdv
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something fiery strikes her side,64Please respect copyright.PENANAFoxAfYlNcH
piercing through a chink in her scales64Please respect copyright.PENANAqR0bPDjmYf
and ripping through flesh.64Please respect copyright.PENANAW0TYoC3XmM
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly64Please respect copyright.PENANAmjW6S5gICT
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.64Please respect copyright.PENANAmDzZFxDWY8
she's friendly, why don't they see that?64Please respect copyright.PENANAwLZm40714S
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maybe because they are too small,64Please respect copyright.PENANAKTiUI62C3L
their eyesight is poor?64Please respect copyright.PENANAkrzUoMVJAo
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,64Please respect copyright.PENANArDAlkDE6Xu
washing over her body.64Please respect copyright.PENANA10R7ttC9ro
most bounced right off but64Please respect copyright.PENANAPQx611myI7
a few found refuge in her muscle.64Please respect copyright.PENANAyaTkgdUxof
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she spread her wings,64Please respect copyright.PENANAVr8nZMxU6F
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.64Please respect copyright.PENANAv3q9L4hqrL
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,64Please respect copyright.PENANAdoe3cQK0u8
reappearing on the ground.64Please respect copyright.PENANAWnHQ57UHdI
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves64Please respect copyright.PENANALthiiIVx3L
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.64Please respect copyright.PENANAUfPrs1OZOS
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,64Please respect copyright.PENANAJXwwqZ1B1a
at each of her perches.64Please respect copyright.PENANAdpfFHsEnVG
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gone.64Please respect copyright.PENANAkZ7eBumGcl
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every last crystal.64Please respect copyright.PENANA3mTYIDd0j2
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,64Please respect copyright.PENANAPKm71Qbj7l
but several claws scratch her,64Please respect copyright.PENANAfMHX22DhuQ
as if these little hatchlings64Please respect copyright.PENANA8Dlr1fdxiR
are trying to rip her into two.64Please respect copyright.PENANAtSzHlhk88n
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she's tired,64Please respect copyright.PENANAAnPhWUFps6
but she tries to land again,64Please respect copyright.PENANAFwM0w4KpQL
to explain that she is friendly,64Please respect copyright.PENANAMAUG8rgDfM
why are they attacking?64Please respect copyright.PENANAthbeWd3Gt3
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they are relentless,64Please respect copyright.PENANAiVrLsnNSqG
stabbing mercilessly into her side,64Please respect copyright.PENANAQkKcg6JMJp
her gut, her neck,64Please respect copyright.PENANAUoMWpKuiqW
anywhere they can reach.64Please respect copyright.PENANAtOaNr2WWjG
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she gives up,64Please respect copyright.PENANA82NlKKakem
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,64Please respect copyright.PENANAoKkgNrCx1o
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,64Please respect copyright.PENANAIk4o6yE9UT
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.64Please respect copyright.PENANARoFMolGDDi
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an arrow stabs into her eye,64Please respect copyright.PENANAnSOb10itxc
blinding her as purple and black64Please respect copyright.PENANAltmuadtEgs
ooze out.64Please respect copyright.PENANAIe2VozZ25o
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she gives up,64Please respect copyright.PENANA8teYQaYE0P
letting her body fall,64Please respect copyright.PENANA1Nx8Q7jaGD
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.64Please respect copyright.PENANAQcXKymYq8n
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,64Please respect copyright.PENANAEOnNqcNRue
jabbing their claws to the sky64Please respect copyright.PENANA5V5P4DF5yP
and scrambling towards her falling body.64Please respect copyright.PENANA3yJsAakGlZ
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she's tired, her bones ache.64Please respect copyright.PENANARMWvFu84LF
ichor spreads where she lays,64Please respect copyright.PENANASXmvHgO4to
as she exhales her final breath,64Please respect copyright.PENANANKRpXmv9uT
watching helplessly as they pry her egg64Please respect copyright.PENANAbWsx5DUedf
from her dying grip.64Please respect copyright.PENANAs50rHRgQ1n