CW: violence, animal death.62Please respect copyright.PENANAHinHrMghG5
62Please respect copyright.PENANAks1IsWrD5a
she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,62Please respect copyright.PENANAJcNFbL4SLb
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.62Please respect copyright.PENANApVpb0FM9gt
62Please respect copyright.PENANA1M1UPz3NFO
who are these beings,62Please respect copyright.PENANAHCSLFux4Vg
that intrudes on her realm,62Please respect copyright.PENANA4LD0x6FBE0
slashing into the soft yellow stone62Please respect copyright.PENANAR2QOSbG0Uj
that makes up her home?62Please respect copyright.PENANAEVZhbniJpL
62Please respect copyright.PENANAQBAiKaskLZ
they are bright, shining splendor,62Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4CKVdePpB
(like bright, bright fires)62Please respect copyright.PENANAlacPrzCI7t
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.62Please respect copyright.PENANAmrKEGpJbsZ
62Please respect copyright.PENANAQWeUBd3Pfp
they stand on a platform,62Please respect copyright.PENANAcBjPdCoj2p
staring up at the island and taking no notice62Please respect copyright.PENANAPEMJReGffM
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.62Please respect copyright.PENANAmUKx5C48vr
62Please respect copyright.PENANA0imCe8ZIAt
another appears,62Please respect copyright.PENANAWBeZc8I2Ef
missing half their scales62Please respect copyright.PENANAieDNL1hXkh
but still shining oh so brightly.62Please respect copyright.PENANAV0Zaxxo3qd
62Please respect copyright.PENANAC2S7kNBD8z
she startles at that,62Please respect copyright.PENANAuY8ABBKElI
squinting closer.62Please respect copyright.PENANACUHY7pTJFQ
what kind of being does not have scales62Please respect copyright.PENANAc7ejYjrtMe
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?62Please respect copyright.PENANACAFZreJFEG
62Please respect copyright.PENANANX6YW02Uo2
they begin to creep forward,62Please respect copyright.PENANAY0mfkL6dm8
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor62Please respect copyright.PENANATmXiVAYOUS
and walking across. where are their wings?62Please respect copyright.PENANAepxqhcea3P
they must be hatchlings,62Please respect copyright.PENANAZE3N7cmFXJ
to be so young without their wings.62Please respect copyright.PENANArLwKEiL6kb
62Please respect copyright.PENANAA3YY0BexSz
she flies forward,62Please respect copyright.PENANAJXKpg946tH
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.62Please respect copyright.PENANAgkIeKaKZhF
they notice her, waving sharp talons62Please respect copyright.PENANAuWToAEEYev
in her direction.62Please respect copyright.PENANAY5py4T4DyE
62Please respect copyright.PENANAJctRDLI433
something fiery strikes her side,62Please respect copyright.PENANAjt5rVF9ifu
piercing through a chink in her scales62Please respect copyright.PENANAMwMdWwofi0
and ripping through flesh.62Please respect copyright.PENANAC6qeDLaoSJ
62Please respect copyright.PENANAaGr4ijxLRo
she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly62Please respect copyright.PENANATLRBrAEbzn
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.62Please respect copyright.PENANAmEkuRk4RXS
she's friendly, why don't they see that?62Please respect copyright.PENANAAXmYQNPCfv
62Please respect copyright.PENANAxmtouVbhyI
maybe because they are too small,62Please respect copyright.PENANAE3CUwj3kFk
their eyesight is poor?62Please respect copyright.PENANAMcgBvdhg91
62Please respect copyright.PENANAHUu5vsfEgo
another wave of sharp needle pricks,62Please respect copyright.PENANAncT6zVhIvt
washing over her body.62Please respect copyright.PENANAHXJnn1JsS2
most bounced right off but62Please respect copyright.PENANAXtq2JkmzkS
a few found refuge in her muscle.62Please respect copyright.PENANAQiKfbXKGm0
62Please respect copyright.PENANA5DnhYRDIm4
she spread her wings,62Please respect copyright.PENANAX5XOLiWBTO
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.62Please respect copyright.PENANAYfNJjk8mCW
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,62Please respect copyright.PENANA1KewssI6on
reappearing on the ground.62Please respect copyright.PENANAjZc7aUJDtw
62Please respect copyright.PENANAPMdCblbMfs
a crystal explodes and her chest heaves62Please respect copyright.PENANA5ky608509B
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.62Please respect copyright.PENANA0Qz1YZFou8
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,62Please respect copyright.PENANAjYJ2wWL1Ev
at each of her perches.62Please respect copyright.PENANAk4mHUFKZmO
62Please respect copyright.PENANATWNNHhdgvp
gone.62Please respect copyright.PENANAuPga53z7L2
62Please respect copyright.PENANAS76GjzD4QJ
every last crystal.62Please respect copyright.PENANAaxtCLpL6x2
62Please respect copyright.PENANABkc7ofqq7a
she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,62Please respect copyright.PENANAx06sajbREZ
but several claws scratch her,62Please respect copyright.PENANAIV1qwUtrFg
as if these little hatchlings62Please respect copyright.PENANA71JbtlY9e2
are trying to rip her into two.62Please respect copyright.PENANApsM6iXhHuP
62Please respect copyright.PENANAzfvIALfu4f
she's tired,62Please respect copyright.PENANAYplo16oUwa
but she tries to land again,62Please respect copyright.PENANAhi3lMf6Fti
to explain that she is friendly,62Please respect copyright.PENANAJHr9MY0m3x
why are they attacking?62Please respect copyright.PENANAm8AitdMjXF
62Please respect copyright.PENANAArG5kKDBDa
they are relentless,62Please respect copyright.PENANAPVPMB2Dw4g
stabbing mercilessly into her side,62Please respect copyright.PENANAraDHpsJpbC
her gut, her neck,62Please respect copyright.PENANAmzxWmYqscv
anywhere they can reach.62Please respect copyright.PENANAtCVqkTM0dH
62Please respect copyright.PENANA01dUexHbqm
she gives up,62Please respect copyright.PENANA2QPCxivFlj
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,62Please respect copyright.PENANAeQirSgl9S9
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,62Please respect copyright.PENANApvcXKRhH87
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.62Please respect copyright.PENANAATlS4zve62
62Please respect copyright.PENANAySOIeMR8k1
an arrow stabs into her eye,62Please respect copyright.PENANANRjSpsVziD
blinding her as purple and black62Please respect copyright.PENANAdbkX8fvjfF
ooze out.62Please respect copyright.PENANAsqunyD2ISk
62Please respect copyright.PENANAFojmBYPbyg
she gives up,62Please respect copyright.PENANAW8O08VdxaN
letting her body fall,62Please respect copyright.PENANAWPErkMwQMT
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.62Please respect copyright.PENANAkgBE2GfMgv
62Please respect copyright.PENANA20gOwnqjLK
they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,62Please respect copyright.PENANAxed4OBQh7e
jabbing their claws to the sky62Please respect copyright.PENANA61HvzCwv8k
and scrambling towards her falling body.62Please respect copyright.PENANAPvxpxAU38O
62Please respect copyright.PENANAWgiI6aJpil
she's tired, her bones ache.62Please respect copyright.PENANATKQLQZmwjJ
ichor spreads where she lays,62Please respect copyright.PENANAJjAbX8hbpA
as she exhales her final breath,62Please respect copyright.PENANAMmcci7it8M
watching helplessly as they pry her egg62Please respect copyright.PENANAEIRzmVxYRc
from her dying grip.62Please respect copyright.PENANALfZE7NCt0x
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fall of a queen
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