CW: violence, animal death.394Please respect copyright.PENANArcdf434VyZ
394Please respect copyright.PENANA8O52ToV7bd
she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,394Please respect copyright.PENANASbVPmFW9hc
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.394Please respect copyright.PENANAC3IaKDRcV0
394Please respect copyright.PENANAipFbyfhCLQ
who are these beings,394Please respect copyright.PENANARjZNNwdrkR
that intrudes on her realm,394Please respect copyright.PENANA6hvr9y8mLQ
slashing into the soft yellow stone394Please respect copyright.PENANAme5Uk4Pude
that makes up her home?394Please respect copyright.PENANAd9Ih4M8los
394Please respect copyright.PENANAsT7OXn4u4c
they are bright, shining splendor,394Please respect copyright.PENANAzDusDIbXan
(like bright, bright fires)394Please respect copyright.PENANAloMba5u8Yl
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.394Please respect copyright.PENANA8hSc2C6Oxr
394Please respect copyright.PENANA5pyg0WMAJl
they stand on a platform,394Please respect copyright.PENANAeyvyuAzPvC
staring up at the island and taking no notice394Please respect copyright.PENANAxphlKkLGU0
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.394Please respect copyright.PENANApLDbfTq2h8
394Please respect copyright.PENANA6WoSpoGUok
another appears,394Please respect copyright.PENANAuWuCHuVrUy
missing half their scales394Please respect copyright.PENANAMG6bTrb6G1
but still shining oh so brightly.394Please respect copyright.PENANAD8inAdkJCu
394Please respect copyright.PENANASU6l1QjGKb
she startles at that,394Please respect copyright.PENANA9hBCNHDK48
squinting closer.394Please respect copyright.PENANAdHUOonyIWj
what kind of being does not have scales394Please respect copyright.PENANATAhOVfOBn0
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?394Please respect copyright.PENANAFbUxnsEzKV
394Please respect copyright.PENANAdPQOYtzAwx
they begin to creep forward,394Please respect copyright.PENANAR7uZCqlNjA
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor394Please respect copyright.PENANAhP48H2meep
and walking across. where are their wings?394Please respect copyright.PENANAmG73jnUbol
they must be hatchlings,394Please respect copyright.PENANAHam5MsufAX
to be so young without their wings.394Please respect copyright.PENANA3nj3NzWXwk
394Please respect copyright.PENANAMohuAWlKHF
she flies forward,394Please respect copyright.PENANAyWEnN2EBXl
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.394Please respect copyright.PENANAvm0b4ZMHSZ
they notice her, waving sharp talons394Please respect copyright.PENANAnWq2izSdOi
in her direction.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbI6A2N8XJd
394Please respect copyright.PENANAtqX2pxAZ5i
something fiery strikes her side,394Please respect copyright.PENANA99shYDeShv
piercing through a chink in her scales394Please respect copyright.PENANABNjYZRyPG9
and ripping through flesh.394Please respect copyright.PENANAVH166aY601
394Please respect copyright.PENANAOYCNxtpWm6
she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly394Please respect copyright.PENANACh2MaG7NGa
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.394Please respect copyright.PENANAOCfGUwtyU1
she's friendly, why don't they see that?394Please respect copyright.PENANAxg5PE3zQQJ
394Please respect copyright.PENANAvK3oeXvfU4
maybe because they are too small,394Please respect copyright.PENANAB7XPLUaAJC
their eyesight is poor?394Please respect copyright.PENANAamYvTsrupO
394Please respect copyright.PENANAQNQc5SWWck
another wave of sharp needle pricks,394Please respect copyright.PENANAGfqWpJigux
washing over her body.394Please respect copyright.PENANAJJUhUDBWoQ
most bounced right off but394Please respect copyright.PENANAUwnj4KBT2r
a few found refuge in her muscle.394Please respect copyright.PENANATCVJrhI7AN
394Please respect copyright.PENANAigud1gL8Zz
she spread her wings,394Please respect copyright.PENANAqTHy0KpWTX
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.394Please respect copyright.PENANAgjKd3s91za
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,394Please respect copyright.PENANAOSopBFfN0l
reappearing on the ground.394Please respect copyright.PENANAHMldysxQI3
394Please respect copyright.PENANAnWlfWwXDh1
a crystal explodes and her chest heaves394Please respect copyright.PENANA0ScmKXpo86
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.394Please respect copyright.PENANAzLq066HntZ
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,394Please respect copyright.PENANAXrLBBShzsb
at each of her perches.394Please respect copyright.PENANAhD49b7FAHV
394Please respect copyright.PENANA7QQrs41pEN
gone.394Please respect copyright.PENANAohkozq38X2
394Please respect copyright.PENANAogSgy1bYpb
every last crystal.394Please respect copyright.PENANAdnOjzH9Rbt
394Please respect copyright.PENANAkhstKTyqFC
she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,394Please respect copyright.PENANAqKOjBV2qeD
but several claws scratch her,394Please respect copyright.PENANABhqJtzLij0
as if these little hatchlings394Please respect copyright.PENANADIyDt4BY6A
are trying to rip her into two.394Please respect copyright.PENANABF7LTTZNhA
394Please respect copyright.PENANArK7T0zllJG
she's tired,394Please respect copyright.PENANAWrxrgtpgSN
but she tries to land again,394Please respect copyright.PENANAntY4bEJ04l
to explain that she is friendly,394Please respect copyright.PENANAOQOKy9Ysil
why are they attacking?394Please respect copyright.PENANA0DSG2ETnZR
394Please respect copyright.PENANALZHUbAhf7O
they are relentless,394Please respect copyright.PENANAVNpknqWgxb
stabbing mercilessly into her side,394Please respect copyright.PENANAbxvcKEJL0r
her gut, her neck,394Please respect copyright.PENANAr6nyDzMTxq
anywhere they can reach.394Please respect copyright.PENANAZfrqr3CRJ1
394Please respect copyright.PENANAfRzu5GWeEs
she gives up,394Please respect copyright.PENANAVU5HlQB9ot
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,394Please respect copyright.PENANAqnAQOoc9c8
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,394Please respect copyright.PENANAEFc3MfW07t
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.394Please respect copyright.PENANAizjx92AMon
394Please respect copyright.PENANAJb776PsEKk
an arrow stabs into her eye,394Please respect copyright.PENANABkxsbOPQrI
blinding her as purple and black394Please respect copyright.PENANAVbFsKikwUD
ooze out.394Please respect copyright.PENANA3xoQtSE1Yd
394Please respect copyright.PENANARsWRNBlNOa
she gives up,394Please respect copyright.PENANAKPDuPIvpZL
letting her body fall,394Please respect copyright.PENANAL9HIkyxE6P
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.394Please respect copyright.PENANA2nYQ7eVxLl
394Please respect copyright.PENANACCNLqosk2u
they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,394Please respect copyright.PENANAsuhjbFtGF5
jabbing their claws to the sky394Please respect copyright.PENANAj2Q4uA9VRB
and scrambling towards her falling body.394Please respect copyright.PENANAvDUPFRqLJb
394Please respect copyright.PENANAueB17pwgfI
she's tired, her bones ache.394Please respect copyright.PENANANPkUbqmDV3
ichor spreads where she lays,394Please respect copyright.PENANA94uMVTLllo
as she exhales her final breath,394Please respect copyright.PENANAzIFGLkD4ol
watching helplessly as they pry her egg394Please respect copyright.PENANAWX3IelSwMt
from her dying grip.394Please respect copyright.PENANAAF1VLCKAYC
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ISSUE #8
fall of a queen
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