CW: violence, animal death.79Please respect copyright.PENANAko26n0bYuZ
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,79Please respect copyright.PENANAHhInWzxlt1
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.79Please respect copyright.PENANALVWUWAPtLl
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who are these beings,79Please respect copyright.PENANAnonPDNbeam
that intrudes on her realm,79Please respect copyright.PENANAvSdyLbAprj
slashing into the soft yellow stone79Please respect copyright.PENANAG5zYbtuxZc
that makes up her home?79Please respect copyright.PENANAg9EN5drSvt
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they are bright, shining splendor,79Please respect copyright.PENANAOMRfKiTGsu
(like bright, bright fires)79Please respect copyright.PENANAFcIj9tR7xW
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.79Please respect copyright.PENANAB6o18ilQOI
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they stand on a platform,79Please respect copyright.PENANAH3dxeza52B
staring up at the island and taking no notice79Please respect copyright.PENANAJRgxx6vzpR
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.79Please respect copyright.PENANA0ktlbAhLuR
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another appears,79Please respect copyright.PENANAFwgwN5jsFP
missing half their scales79Please respect copyright.PENANA3he6fpmxuq
but still shining oh so brightly.79Please respect copyright.PENANA45TQhXyFQa
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she startles at that,79Please respect copyright.PENANACNIZe9WRBs
squinting closer.79Please respect copyright.PENANAsIjejgDJDS
what kind of being does not have scales79Please respect copyright.PENANAcqOVF14ZOB
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?79Please respect copyright.PENANARcnVgZXOpv
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they begin to creep forward,79Please respect copyright.PENANAh1U4DkNOOa
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor79Please respect copyright.PENANAUeiu2aNr7s
and walking across. where are their wings?79Please respect copyright.PENANA3PQU5rQLbM
they must be hatchlings,79Please respect copyright.PENANAb202aUZWrI
to be so young without their wings.79Please respect copyright.PENANADpK8DX13Km
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she flies forward,79Please respect copyright.PENANAfsXy3Xn7M5
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.79Please respect copyright.PENANAbuJmzhihSl
they notice her, waving sharp talons79Please respect copyright.PENANAQENgaBIHP5
in her direction.79Please respect copyright.PENANAvgT1S1y06j
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something fiery strikes her side,79Please respect copyright.PENANAQW9rHNQaU1
piercing through a chink in her scales79Please respect copyright.PENANAl8sFNXGYa1
and ripping through flesh.79Please respect copyright.PENANAjXaUS9glyq
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly79Please respect copyright.PENANAp9sqGELw9O
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.79Please respect copyright.PENANAihbjTPEEg8
she's friendly, why don't they see that?79Please respect copyright.PENANAtjZHts01jt
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maybe because they are too small,79Please respect copyright.PENANA8nOZFfWQlZ
their eyesight is poor?79Please respect copyright.PENANAP9atYkIfFj
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,79Please respect copyright.PENANAvkSesA0xhN
washing over her body.79Please respect copyright.PENANAl7JY4kBFzH
most bounced right off but79Please respect copyright.PENANAKkfafSeVlj
a few found refuge in her muscle.79Please respect copyright.PENANAVLo8kyys1E
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she spread her wings,79Please respect copyright.PENANAKNq3Be9urF
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.79Please respect copyright.PENANAEk4a48xrjb
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,79Please respect copyright.PENANAu05vCaosgQ
reappearing on the ground.79Please respect copyright.PENANAcbhNMdybY4
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves79Please respect copyright.PENANA9gZb8RWgsM
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.79Please respect copyright.PENANApOI0MllP9h
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,79Please respect copyright.PENANAOPiQa2rCbN
at each of her perches.79Please respect copyright.PENANAZRne09x98T
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gone.79Please respect copyright.PENANAyMQdN0Q1PZ
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every last crystal.79Please respect copyright.PENANAjAn3kjlIZQ
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,79Please respect copyright.PENANAjXaKhYnFE5
but several claws scratch her,79Please respect copyright.PENANAkz2W1EF2Go
as if these little hatchlings79Please respect copyright.PENANAHAXhd3d8DZ
are trying to rip her into two.79Please respect copyright.PENANAl7QyAXzQWs
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she's tired,79Please respect copyright.PENANAnnNGLyMo9o
but she tries to land again,79Please respect copyright.PENANAo590u5TSL4
to explain that she is friendly,79Please respect copyright.PENANA9zXxNTdqnt
why are they attacking?79Please respect copyright.PENANAbRcPvdIQDH
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they are relentless,79Please respect copyright.PENANAUUrs9RxKpz
stabbing mercilessly into her side,79Please respect copyright.PENANADi7nXOYqf3
her gut, her neck,79Please respect copyright.PENANACVw7gndyk4
anywhere they can reach.79Please respect copyright.PENANAmRRFMm9kOx
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she gives up,79Please respect copyright.PENANAOvZUEKhbX8
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,79Please respect copyright.PENANAHE0jb7KqLD
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,79Please respect copyright.PENANAz54MY9btlI
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.79Please respect copyright.PENANAYFGedd1poA
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an arrow stabs into her eye,79Please respect copyright.PENANAvqCSPdtwIy
blinding her as purple and black79Please respect copyright.PENANAYCyfnx05Vc
ooze out.79Please respect copyright.PENANAewvz3fujWa
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she gives up,79Please respect copyright.PENANAlrQVofr7MK
letting her body fall,79Please respect copyright.PENANAeME6ziyAjS
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.79Please respect copyright.PENANAKExWh99A2N
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,79Please respect copyright.PENANAh7efLeQmon
jabbing their claws to the sky79Please respect copyright.PENANADU5wY7656G
and scrambling towards her falling body.79Please respect copyright.PENANANvMo4zXQL9
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she's tired, her bones ache.79Please respect copyright.PENANAFuAAbYfjVw
ichor spreads where she lays,79Please respect copyright.PENANAm9bA8clEhv
as she exhales her final breath,79Please respect copyright.PENANAtdu4KJIZvA
watching helplessly as they pry her egg79Please respect copyright.PENANAYd0MKbvpVi
from her dying grip.79Please respect copyright.PENANABbRaCnb2cq