CW: violence, animal death.51Please respect copyright.PENANAAdQRQC0T1r
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,51Please respect copyright.PENANA529ImswNom
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.51Please respect copyright.PENANAO74lSycf4p
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who are these beings,51Please respect copyright.PENANArCgPKfWKLZ
that intrudes on her realm,51Please respect copyright.PENANANIuP3obPPZ
slashing into the soft yellow stone51Please respect copyright.PENANAE7gdzHKd8P
that makes up her home?51Please respect copyright.PENANAYtzJe5ZmzZ
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they are bright, shining splendor,51Please respect copyright.PENANAhK2S9cDSPq
(like bright, bright fires)51Please respect copyright.PENANAjC1EA2H19o
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.51Please respect copyright.PENANABuU2enVfCQ
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they stand on a platform,51Please respect copyright.PENANAr5YfIRN5Tv
staring up at the island and taking no notice51Please respect copyright.PENANAsKfUGFIXvE
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.51Please respect copyright.PENANAm4ZHTS26PW
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another appears,51Please respect copyright.PENANANoWuoiIzAS
missing half their scales51Please respect copyright.PENANA2lsDGoniFP
but still shining oh so brightly.51Please respect copyright.PENANAmDLY9F2m86
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she startles at that,51Please respect copyright.PENANA83IpvSdh9e
squinting closer.51Please respect copyright.PENANAU9EZx466NX
what kind of being does not have scales51Please respect copyright.PENANAK2sQ3i81yb
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?51Please respect copyright.PENANAFGyD2cJODL
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they begin to creep forward,51Please respect copyright.PENANAaE831qtb9U
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor51Please respect copyright.PENANA3UTK10tg4g
and walking across. where are their wings?51Please respect copyright.PENANAGflDEFxtxi
they must be hatchlings,51Please respect copyright.PENANAbCtID2jQJP
to be so young without their wings.51Please respect copyright.PENANAC1RVXBrA4p
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she flies forward,51Please respect copyright.PENANAhhF2hlmv0b
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.51Please respect copyright.PENANAacwQC6R02g
they notice her, waving sharp talons51Please respect copyright.PENANAZcap5wJboT
in her direction.51Please respect copyright.PENANAdGGfCsh9By
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something fiery strikes her side,51Please respect copyright.PENANAXBxd4JPWsl
piercing through a chink in her scales51Please respect copyright.PENANAs39SY11gas
and ripping through flesh.51Please respect copyright.PENANAKiDJbtiFIA
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly51Please respect copyright.PENANA26kyuuPZnu
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.51Please respect copyright.PENANAtX1qQfYHy7
she's friendly, why don't they see that?51Please respect copyright.PENANAjAc6BXP2H9
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maybe because they are too small,51Please respect copyright.PENANAfvhXrT0hGU
their eyesight is poor?51Please respect copyright.PENANAojIePau9Ra
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,51Please respect copyright.PENANA597i0mWAmN
washing over her body.51Please respect copyright.PENANA7JpD6omK33
most bounced right off but51Please respect copyright.PENANApp0I7Y7cXG
a few found refuge in her muscle.51Please respect copyright.PENANAG4LFPdTCZK
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she spread her wings,51Please respect copyright.PENANARj8ElTJ7ld
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.51Please respect copyright.PENANAWZkiWfZVGy
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,51Please respect copyright.PENANAiFLPECfNBQ
reappearing on the ground.51Please respect copyright.PENANAcjlJte4VbY
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves51Please respect copyright.PENANA2drnSZAq4V
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.51Please respect copyright.PENANAAOWmO2vdLX
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,51Please respect copyright.PENANAlqClZLpeny
at each of her perches.51Please respect copyright.PENANAiaoYhjzH4O
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gone.51Please respect copyright.PENANANxhguxrBaI
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every last crystal.51Please respect copyright.PENANAjzciPZlN0l
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,51Please respect copyright.PENANA7pSOGNWoKT
but several claws scratch her,51Please respect copyright.PENANAHxrrzYJ2rM
as if these little hatchlings51Please respect copyright.PENANAaWoT84KcUL
are trying to rip her into two.51Please respect copyright.PENANApnnyRoWdex
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she's tired,51Please respect copyright.PENANAC24pH6iAlp
but she tries to land again,51Please respect copyright.PENANA549AXIMJMW
to explain that she is friendly,51Please respect copyright.PENANATJbXaaE4Md
why are they attacking?51Please respect copyright.PENANA3EV6LSddxE
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they are relentless,51Please respect copyright.PENANAWiiB6dpzJM
stabbing mercilessly into her side,51Please respect copyright.PENANATcpuQjOEa8
her gut, her neck,51Please respect copyright.PENANAF5xQh5TTIp
anywhere they can reach.51Please respect copyright.PENANAn5rYlDF0VS
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she gives up,51Please respect copyright.PENANAH0IphUpvBX
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,51Please respect copyright.PENANAmyxDddiuaM
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,51Please respect copyright.PENANAYdsgWVXuS9
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.51Please respect copyright.PENANABMzggJqiLn
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an arrow stabs into her eye,51Please respect copyright.PENANAG51424E7Ib
blinding her as purple and black51Please respect copyright.PENANArN9ZbbrgGd
ooze out.51Please respect copyright.PENANAZW9jndvd41
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she gives up,51Please respect copyright.PENANAGpdRt0wCaM
letting her body fall,51Please respect copyright.PENANAsS7sLce4wY
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.51Please respect copyright.PENANA1yzRRbQWeu
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,51Please respect copyright.PENANAlVr9oLwwft
jabbing their claws to the sky51Please respect copyright.PENANA3pNEaMHqxX
and scrambling towards her falling body.51Please respect copyright.PENANAXyRruYgi7Y
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she's tired, her bones ache.51Please respect copyright.PENANAt6jGZoNixH
ichor spreads where she lays,51Please respect copyright.PENANAHKv3Y7JG8d
as she exhales her final breath,51Please respect copyright.PENANAW54YiAKdRT
watching helplessly as they pry her egg51Please respect copyright.PENANAHHtD2uO3V5
from her dying grip.51Please respect copyright.PENANAZIVkU5ZsV9