CW: violence, animal death.81Please respect copyright.PENANAMWArdjxOH9
81Please respect copyright.PENANAT09l94Es9Q
she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,81Please respect copyright.PENANAB2sf92bMVn
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.81Please respect copyright.PENANA3VpktvoJjT
81Please respect copyright.PENANABQyvlx9a4X
who are these beings,81Please respect copyright.PENANA8IG5QOnH7g
that intrudes on her realm,81Please respect copyright.PENANAdST18Rq7a7
slashing into the soft yellow stone81Please respect copyright.PENANAlcSPkrhRKl
that makes up her home?81Please respect copyright.PENANAtWbRW5JSh9
81Please respect copyright.PENANAFcMPbzDXPF
they are bright, shining splendor,81Please respect copyright.PENANAwR56GDdO7U
(like bright, bright fires)81Please respect copyright.PENANAGokjnsphOB
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.81Please respect copyright.PENANAv3M1xsZefP
81Please respect copyright.PENANA3nm9zmaMBh
they stand on a platform,81Please respect copyright.PENANAXs5vLgtn33
staring up at the island and taking no notice81Please respect copyright.PENANAatNBMAOhzM
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.81Please respect copyright.PENANAFcL9VWSi3R
81Please respect copyright.PENANAjTftGFCEky
another appears,81Please respect copyright.PENANAWmkfjaHfEW
missing half their scales81Please respect copyright.PENANAFHw4PQ69i9
but still shining oh so brightly.81Please respect copyright.PENANAcUEiNFdGK7
81Please respect copyright.PENANAtf7Pc3DFpp
she startles at that,81Please respect copyright.PENANAp1PvZgdsKU
squinting closer.81Please respect copyright.PENANA2r85ALYSRI
what kind of being does not have scales81Please respect copyright.PENANA3rVW2sxgGk
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?81Please respect copyright.PENANAaYgxkwQlz3
81Please respect copyright.PENANAd8aFoBCLSO
they begin to creep forward,81Please respect copyright.PENANAKF9bZFj7ym
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor81Please respect copyright.PENANAn0Tg7GZovD
and walking across. where are their wings?81Please respect copyright.PENANARcri3xrx7y
they must be hatchlings,81Please respect copyright.PENANAyN2XpCXpdJ
to be so young without their wings.81Please respect copyright.PENANA5kPbkn0Qlj
81Please respect copyright.PENANAbaiqrhQyfU
she flies forward,81Please respect copyright.PENANA9J0OX4aCaj
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.81Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZmDEPQypP
they notice her, waving sharp talons81Please respect copyright.PENANAeVNfLVuOj3
in her direction.81Please respect copyright.PENANALaGiPpDgKg
81Please respect copyright.PENANAWrrTWrLpEN
something fiery strikes her side,81Please respect copyright.PENANA2uPJieFiR9
piercing through a chink in her scales81Please respect copyright.PENANAlMGDJtDQli
and ripping through flesh.81Please respect copyright.PENANApldEqt5MbU
81Please respect copyright.PENANAEBjDDYql3m
she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly81Please respect copyright.PENANASQHI0QTde0
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.81Please respect copyright.PENANAKgSX7rscxv
she's friendly, why don't they see that?81Please respect copyright.PENANASZGTYzPZeJ
81Please respect copyright.PENANAe6EU3i6GaI
maybe because they are too small,81Please respect copyright.PENANA7DfZwJbHKx
their eyesight is poor?81Please respect copyright.PENANACiu1JzLOfg
81Please respect copyright.PENANALRackUXziY
another wave of sharp needle pricks,81Please respect copyright.PENANA7r76hCMRlx
washing over her body.81Please respect copyright.PENANAFv11hjQyNb
most bounced right off but81Please respect copyright.PENANA314k1nHpLg
a few found refuge in her muscle.81Please respect copyright.PENANAmjbAAQO2q4
81Please respect copyright.PENANAxmpnjlCVrm
she spread her wings,81Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5nSdqqsS0
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.81Please respect copyright.PENANAfhjM6cYTE0
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,81Please respect copyright.PENANA6SorSqN1fY
reappearing on the ground.81Please respect copyright.PENANAokX3kyAVwG
81Please respect copyright.PENANAAd3VLmXday
a crystal explodes and her chest heaves81Please respect copyright.PENANAiyXa6noLZU
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.81Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZNzVUCwFc
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,81Please respect copyright.PENANAOnbgvKCsOp
at each of her perches.81Please respect copyright.PENANAuLvzFzamm0
81Please respect copyright.PENANALApkGljBwI
gone.81Please respect copyright.PENANAr9YMWVr3sS
81Please respect copyright.PENANA6cFQOcmerB
every last crystal.81Please respect copyright.PENANA3lnIPbTLbE
81Please respect copyright.PENANAyzBnTYoYPH
she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,81Please respect copyright.PENANA3krI9ue9KX
but several claws scratch her,81Please respect copyright.PENANAakNVOCARJZ
as if these little hatchlings81Please respect copyright.PENANAGS4Q2n2xva
are trying to rip her into two.81Please respect copyright.PENANAtu1nUF5ZLy
81Please respect copyright.PENANApDmfXLhdSK
she's tired,81Please respect copyright.PENANAkTzaBYvYL8
but she tries to land again,81Please respect copyright.PENANAYnRDEIO1E2
to explain that she is friendly,81Please respect copyright.PENANALl9zjfdRqQ
why are they attacking?81Please respect copyright.PENANAdAPTFk7Ohx
81Please respect copyright.PENANAaBht3VN9wj
they are relentless,81Please respect copyright.PENANAxcJ1PxmIBv
stabbing mercilessly into her side,81Please respect copyright.PENANAowdMIJi9Ox
her gut, her neck,81Please respect copyright.PENANAo95EHCdVXl
anywhere they can reach.81Please respect copyright.PENANAXbmCA5At0J
81Please respect copyright.PENANAUCYHTjiw61
she gives up,81Please respect copyright.PENANA9VgtwDp8W6
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,81Please respect copyright.PENANArjdldc4MDM
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,81Please respect copyright.PENANAJdHtOM9qKU
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.81Please respect copyright.PENANATF1wCDvTZf
81Please respect copyright.PENANAk96PoEj14K
an arrow stabs into her eye,81Please respect copyright.PENANAsmfhng87qq
blinding her as purple and black81Please respect copyright.PENANAXFrmhPtomP
ooze out.81Please respect copyright.PENANAUScALdXjyv
81Please respect copyright.PENANAJwcSmcaCtX
she gives up,81Please respect copyright.PENANAxFF2Qo92ON
letting her body fall,81Please respect copyright.PENANAWxH07lugTQ
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.81Please respect copyright.PENANAlnZosy5u3c
81Please respect copyright.PENANA6krErVbDW8
they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,81Please respect copyright.PENANA0d3F1YixKV
jabbing their claws to the sky81Please respect copyright.PENANA2MRg2VDU7f
and scrambling towards her falling body.81Please respect copyright.PENANAU7gPAwZtl3
81Please respect copyright.PENANAU26Cyjjapv
she's tired, her bones ache.81Please respect copyright.PENANAFaKIMrisz3
ichor spreads where she lays,81Please respect copyright.PENANA2wVVl4dx0L
as she exhales her final breath,81Please respect copyright.PENANAGyQPYeNowM
watching helplessly as they pry her egg81Please respect copyright.PENANAUweXX3jhyQ
from her dying grip.81Please respect copyright.PENANAFm2pMyTDSC
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fall of a queen
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