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Lord Klodian had found the egg a few years previous.
It had been in one of the nests that Mina had led him to, and he took the egg back to the castle. She never knew why he decided to take it, but it never hatched. Eventually, everyone around the castle had lost interest in it.
Despite that, Lord Klodian had continued to keep it secured beneath the castle. Mina didn’t know exactly where it was located, but she had a general idea. The only problem she could foresee was whether he still kept the room guarded.
Since Copper had begrudgingly agreed to help her find a way to remove the scale from her leg in exchange for the egg, she had to figure out a way to abscond with it. It wasn’t likely that Klodian would realize it was missing until long after it was gone, and if Mina was free of th
