CW: violence, animal death.91Please respect copyright.PENANACp5rpCqa5b
91Please respect copyright.PENANAXToPSmQrFH
she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,91Please respect copyright.PENANAIKfByOqJbF
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.91Please respect copyright.PENANAWmC51WkfTq
91Please respect copyright.PENANAikqri1Z5b7
who are these beings,91Please respect copyright.PENANARSm9QreORX
that intrudes on her realm,91Please respect copyright.PENANAy8PFDSrW6M
slashing into the soft yellow stone91Please respect copyright.PENANAnvstqglnOA
that makes up her home?91Please respect copyright.PENANAx69pLXPZ5t
91Please respect copyright.PENANAQup4aYX1oZ
they are bright, shining splendor,91Please respect copyright.PENANAPlG3OyXdkU
(like bright, bright fires)91Please respect copyright.PENANAniqbB2vPf0
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.91Please respect copyright.PENANA1RxOKv5u8B
91Please respect copyright.PENANAeTbfgyijjU
they stand on a platform,91Please respect copyright.PENANA05IWeR60Nz
staring up at the island and taking no notice91Please respect copyright.PENANASNI4D28ek1
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.91Please respect copyright.PENANATLneelvUFf
91Please respect copyright.PENANAmxWOypGZiO
another appears,91Please respect copyright.PENANAvjzwYo3IsQ
missing half their scales91Please respect copyright.PENANAU8NJdi4sSZ
but still shining oh so brightly.91Please respect copyright.PENANAfceknDULI4
91Please respect copyright.PENANAFpzantGcUW
she startles at that,91Please respect copyright.PENANAYxjid9DqUv
squinting closer.91Please respect copyright.PENANALyOfybqWB4
what kind of being does not have scales91Please respect copyright.PENANAPa0Fojmhn8
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?91Please respect copyright.PENANAAEAFWlmUch
91Please respect copyright.PENANAqu8r5igz5h
they begin to creep forward,91Please respect copyright.PENANAnRpuWWrI1C
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor91Please respect copyright.PENANAKJ1jhux0Zg
and walking across. where are their wings?91Please respect copyright.PENANA37UnsSMCp5
they must be hatchlings,91Please respect copyright.PENANAzPYC7Ux88L
to be so young without their wings.91Please respect copyright.PENANAQU0PKVESKL
91Please respect copyright.PENANAstlYQ5nPL7
she flies forward,91Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0f3GYNko1
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.91Please respect copyright.PENANAcCmPmQHvbY
they notice her, waving sharp talons91Please respect copyright.PENANA98m0AXkQyP
in her direction.91Please respect copyright.PENANAqt24Jkqsjr
91Please respect copyright.PENANAVZn0SvaaEW
something fiery strikes her side,91Please respect copyright.PENANACaSFB8sr3C
piercing through a chink in her scales91Please respect copyright.PENANAwmx8im3My4
and ripping through flesh.91Please respect copyright.PENANAEIaxoXJfPV
91Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ0DFvm7p4
she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly91Please respect copyright.PENANAlYdZmA2VGu
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.91Please respect copyright.PENANADINQmDzWOr
she's friendly, why don't they see that?91Please respect copyright.PENANAO0B1yzFOKe
91Please respect copyright.PENANAT3J73hiOBs
maybe because they are too small,91Please respect copyright.PENANA0HPQ5VYzBa
their eyesight is poor?91Please respect copyright.PENANAB8X1WEN78i
91Please respect copyright.PENANAWZcbXTaZaq
another wave of sharp needle pricks,91Please respect copyright.PENANAoBCeZDi87a
washing over her body.91Please respect copyright.PENANAzlCUgxn7i3
most bounced right off but91Please respect copyright.PENANAeznlSLkJBJ
a few found refuge in her muscle.91Please respect copyright.PENANA810NtSw8qf
91Please respect copyright.PENANAqtgMM9YQJZ
she spread her wings,91Please respect copyright.PENANASEImpxzRJN
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.91Please respect copyright.PENANAeiEn1x8UkU
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,91Please respect copyright.PENANAuhWwZ9UlLD
reappearing on the ground.91Please respect copyright.PENANAT2GDlbiLav
91Please respect copyright.PENANAJm6BK0KAyB
a crystal explodes and her chest heaves91Please respect copyright.PENANACoBmGVuOMs
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.91Please respect copyright.PENANAHDWq37o8lc
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,91Please respect copyright.PENANAlXODxwpbWV
at each of her perches.91Please respect copyright.PENANA2vALJJdrV6
91Please respect copyright.PENANAeQHz8NSiNt
gone.91Please respect copyright.PENANALbC0xCNN1k
91Please respect copyright.PENANAaOIUlactCY
every last crystal.91Please respect copyright.PENANA3CfWJqYV3l
91Please respect copyright.PENANAPpLGq2qwqF
she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,91Please respect copyright.PENANAcOqCIuZLUx
but several claws scratch her,91Please respect copyright.PENANAUB0WJKn1mD
as if these little hatchlings91Please respect copyright.PENANAdRlhMHAavp
are trying to rip her into two.91Please respect copyright.PENANAHWu7iAdTEG
91Please respect copyright.PENANA4jBAIi9vuc
she's tired,91Please respect copyright.PENANAfSdy8FeqnD
but she tries to land again,91Please respect copyright.PENANAj6Un5dcyZb
to explain that she is friendly,91Please respect copyright.PENANAnl2HOtoi8g
why are they attacking?91Please respect copyright.PENANA20OXKmfIj6
91Please respect copyright.PENANA2Hdox54Ugj
they are relentless,91Please respect copyright.PENANAYb9XLInkzP
stabbing mercilessly into her side,91Please respect copyright.PENANAFuB4ZauFSL
her gut, her neck,91Please respect copyright.PENANACcKOGCKk2M
anywhere they can reach.91Please respect copyright.PENANASQxQiUQBqC
91Please respect copyright.PENANATtu1FEPGe9
she gives up,91Please respect copyright.PENANACFCzJeuGCA
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,91Please respect copyright.PENANAuHKGa9NBrl
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,91Please respect copyright.PENANAYzgbHM1yX2
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.91Please respect copyright.PENANAy3fGc7FTP3
91Please respect copyright.PENANAAMGRRQkhZV
an arrow stabs into her eye,91Please respect copyright.PENANAifG2HOIm7v
blinding her as purple and black91Please respect copyright.PENANA7oeQuJqbk5
ooze out.91Please respect copyright.PENANAVUu7ZRVjjl
91Please respect copyright.PENANAlcMom7AAXj
she gives up,91Please respect copyright.PENANAZIKYGmYZVl
letting her body fall,91Please respect copyright.PENANAnuvtVNpB93
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.91Please respect copyright.PENANA5WRYnEuGRv
91Please respect copyright.PENANAvWjVKeLGA0
they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,91Please respect copyright.PENANA82ozkBZ905
jabbing their claws to the sky91Please respect copyright.PENANAScqRhL2sBA
and scrambling towards her falling body.91Please respect copyright.PENANAoCmMamR43K
91Please respect copyright.PENANAPheXfKFP9y
she's tired, her bones ache.91Please respect copyright.PENANA8pdRq5af56
ichor spreads where she lays,91Please respect copyright.PENANAuAF8hLMQmG
as she exhales her final breath,91Please respect copyright.PENANAdFcwUfjdga
watching helplessly as they pry her egg91Please respect copyright.PENANAYYhytmSe2n
from her dying grip.91Please respect copyright.PENANAtzRV20fqYJ
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fall of a queen
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