“Excellent work, Vera,” King Darren said as soon as the door was shut behind the last man.
“Father, we could burn the fleet before they ever reach us. Before anyone else dies.”
“I suppose you would have us burn around Ainestown as well.” The sudden disapproval in his eyes was like a slap.
“No, of course not. We have people there. But in the middle of the ocean, we don’t. We can neutralize the threat before it reaches our people.”
“And what if they have some technology that we don’t know of, hm? Something that could harm one of our dragons?”
“You’ve always told me that the knowledge of the scorpion technology died with my uncle, that he died insuring that the technology didn’t get out.”
“Yes, but that doesn’t mean that someone somewhere else hasn’t figured out another way.”
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