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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,141Please respect copyright.PENANAGIFxh2yQo1
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.141Please respect copyright.PENANAhlO4gq1Fsi
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who are these beings,141Please respect copyright.PENANAuyzc8WPiGA
that intrudes on her realm,141Please respect copyright.PENANAfteXd97LDm
slashing into the soft yellow stone141Please respect copyright.PENANAQrDyhRGaF6
that makes up her home?141Please respect copyright.PENANAmTCtBF5W9G
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they are bright, shining splendor,141Please respect copyright.PENANAriJrHaObJV
(like bright, bright fires)141Please respect copyright.PENANALJLGFWWU1k
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.141Please respect copyright.PENANA5z95HYUaGn
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they stand on a platform,141Please respect copyright.PENANAvXtg1h3ibz
staring up at the island and taking no notice141Please respect copyright.PENANAX8r858LRBz
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.141Please respect copyright.PENANApCeOE8ttd4
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another appears,141Please respect copyright.PENANAlvEEndiBIq
missing half their scales141Please respect copyright.PENANAj88Dc2Dvpn
but still shining oh so brightly.141Please respect copyright.PENANAwMfEOwJZ4a
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she startles at that,141Please respect copyright.PENANA9420o1PHKN
squinting closer.141Please respect copyright.PENANA49JLy9Bw9k
what kind of being does not have scales141Please respect copyright.PENANAdxhK9M2ZUa
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?141Please respect copyright.PENANA32fYXY1nkY
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they begin to creep forward,141Please respect copyright.PENANAwsSnIM9GHu
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor141Please respect copyright.PENANARSZOcrfXcG
and walking across. where are their wings?141Please respect copyright.PENANA1CCGJK2Ctn
they must be hatchlings,141Please respect copyright.PENANAgU41sTl6NA
to be so young without their wings.141Please respect copyright.PENANAd9mAK47PBp
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she flies forward,141Please respect copyright.PENANAqvhN2LeCcX
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.141Please respect copyright.PENANAQqZZUwObfE
they notice her, waving sharp talons141Please respect copyright.PENANAiMdj3MTalz
in her direction.141Please respect copyright.PENANAIJqNrgpK7q
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something fiery strikes her side,141Please respect copyright.PENANAWaTslQlFZ7
piercing through a chink in her scales141Please respect copyright.PENANARnK1Y7BI6B
and ripping through flesh.141Please respect copyright.PENANAhr6PjMWLpb
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she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly141Please respect copyright.PENANAXmWv0L4reE
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.141Please respect copyright.PENANA7JFCCXFRAv
she's friendly, why don't they see that?141Please respect copyright.PENANAwMhVRuW1sK
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maybe because they are too small,141Please respect copyright.PENANAh732XBL8Y4
their eyesight is poor?141Please respect copyright.PENANAXQGfAqkJZK
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another wave of sharp needle pricks,141Please respect copyright.PENANACxJoozK7Iz
washing over her body.141Please respect copyright.PENANAa9dDebwT48
most bounced right off but141Please respect copyright.PENANAcGtuDnBRlD
a few found refuge in her muscle.141Please respect copyright.PENANANdznycqRT6
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she spread her wings,141Please respect copyright.PENANAgCLgbN2u3v
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.141Please respect copyright.PENANAGYptSxAxlM
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,141Please respect copyright.PENANA9gQCsqGUY1
reappearing on the ground.141Please respect copyright.PENANAvVdWV4HUfn
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a crystal explodes and her chest heaves141Please respect copyright.PENANA4fui1b0LPA
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.141Please respect copyright.PENANA2VHxL2QbGH
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,141Please respect copyright.PENANAYUBOdVem5q
at each of her perches.141Please respect copyright.PENANAOFZ1iVG9q4
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gone.141Please respect copyright.PENANAwDSoUQWsGj
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every last crystal.141Please respect copyright.PENANAyJA0Ss7qkr
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she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,141Please respect copyright.PENANAkCLiWKMAGu
but several claws scratch her,141Please respect copyright.PENANAoZNCmyolA2
as if these little hatchlings141Please respect copyright.PENANA9rdHrQ6n5V
are trying to rip her into two.141Please respect copyright.PENANA1qyCUXGJB3
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she's tired,141Please respect copyright.PENANA2KHcrsYD3u
but she tries to land again,141Please respect copyright.PENANAY6dtreIY8y
to explain that she is friendly,141Please respect copyright.PENANAFY1oY5K2jI
why are they attacking?141Please respect copyright.PENANACg4sbfzqh3
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they are relentless,141Please respect copyright.PENANAhZJAKI48eG
stabbing mercilessly into her side,141Please respect copyright.PENANAptZhPKf7KP
her gut, her neck,141Please respect copyright.PENANAs8ABaQIasB
anywhere they can reach.141Please respect copyright.PENANAUoIlFgNDsJ
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she gives up,141Please respect copyright.PENANA3u9CGxywqQ
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,141Please respect copyright.PENANAFcSciQXBIT
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,141Please respect copyright.PENANAsPBW3Q9PSa
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.141Please respect copyright.PENANAYhaxGUgnLl
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an arrow stabs into her eye,141Please respect copyright.PENANAxVHNzNT1vC
blinding her as purple and black141Please respect copyright.PENANASIkmCxf8SQ
ooze out.141Please respect copyright.PENANArHq96WFGiE
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she gives up,141Please respect copyright.PENANAKs1EHKJcTP
letting her body fall,141Please respect copyright.PENANAp64Lr1J8tX
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.141Please respect copyright.PENANA2ofirXcJWf
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they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,141Please respect copyright.PENANAPTwBKrzrIA
jabbing their claws to the sky141Please respect copyright.PENANAM13IGrEZSU
and scrambling towards her falling body.141Please respect copyright.PENANAS5BFh5L6bB
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she's tired, her bones ache.141Please respect copyright.PENANArMwWEU7sA6
ichor spreads where she lays,141Please respect copyright.PENANAuuPrO7rVGH
as she exhales her final breath,141Please respect copyright.PENANA9r5azIFog9
watching helplessly as they pry her egg141Please respect copyright.PENANAf7OgkV4JtR
from her dying grip.141Please respect copyright.PENANAds5fQV5SLL