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Amal stretched as Redtail uncoiled himself from around her.
“Are you all right, human?” Redtail asked.
“I’m fine,” Amal said.
She stood and Demetrius helped her up. They had taken cover under the Crafter dragon when the blasts started. Fortunately they hid in a safe spot away from the secondary blasts and the stampedes.
Redtail’s gang of dragons gathered and counted off to make sure everyone was present.
“That was some attack,” Redtail said. “I’ve never seen anything like that.”
“The question is, who the hell did it?” Demetrius asked.
“We’re all safe,” Amal said. “That’s all that matters. Redtail, please accept my apologies. I had hoped to give you a chance to speak in favor of conservation. It would have been a good chance for us to announce our partnership.”
“This attack is
