Chapter 21: Distant Daughter
The once-mighty city melted away as acid rained down from the sky, wooden houses vanished, becoming sizzling pools on the ground and the animals in their pens dissolved. Everything the acid touched was burned away with little trace it was ever there. The great Dragon walked through what little remained of the city. Her power was wasted on the Smooth-skins. She killed them so swiftly and yet wondered how they had killed so many of her brothers, sisters, and cousins. This one had weapons, though they were to be transported to be used against the Dragons. Destroying this place was necessary, she thought. Killing them all was necessary. She heard a faint cry and went to the source. Dissolving the roof, the Dragon found a mound of burned flesh, the noise sounding underneath. With one shove
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