A Generation of dutiful guardianship had made him weak. Standing sentry outside the very gates of Dragonkind's home, the Lord grew complacent in his power. The foes that had come before to challenge him in the Wastes were utterly destroyed. He was not expecting my own incursion, or that of my sturdy companions.
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"Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception." -Carl Sagan
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