Great. “Keep in mind this won''t be easy,” Ian continued. “The silver dragon is by far the highest level alien we''ve encountered, and when we kill him, the rewards from BG will be considerable. By considerable, I mean the kid who brings us food and coffee before the battle will get at least 10,000 credits.” There was quiet laughter from the defenders.
Welcome to Fortress politics. Gabe, at this point, detested Ian and wanted to take charge. But if Gabe was in charge, he''d push Ian aside and clash with Greta, an alien he disliked and distrusted. This would likely result in their Fortress wizard getting eaten.
Who''s a big boy? You''re so pretty. He was too, covered with green and white scales. Fortunately, he had yet to show aggression towards humans.
“Raaaack,” the baby dragon agreed.
boy hatchling, and mostly ignored him. Humans, on the other hand, would follow Danny around when he wandered the fortress. And because the hotblooded dragon hatchling was always getting cold, a few women even knitted him heavy turtleneck wool sweaters, one of which he was currently wearing. It was bright pink, extending from Danny''s long neck to his tail, with slits cut in it for his legs and wings to poke out of.
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volunteers. Time slowed down, every minute took an eternity.
volunteered four psychics convicted of multiple crimes against the Fortress. Their choice had been to help Ian or face immediate execution.
TRAITOR tattoos on their faces. They were the grown children of families that betrayed Mrs. Wilcox over a decade before.
Shit! They were about to be attacked by a giant tornado on top of everything else! This was something Ian never suspected. The silver dragon was a mile away and coming in fast.
THIS IS A SILVER DUMDUM. HUMANS DO NOT EXIST TO HIM. NEVER ATTRACT HIS ATTENTION.
The wind howled. There were screams as defenders were picked up and thrown off the ramparts by the wind or hit by flying debris. Ian''s group mind, and the second one hiding behind the defenders, did what they could to prevent them from getting hurt.
Shit! He''s trying to reach Danny! Greta had left Danny in a secure nest in the lowest part of the multilevel underground parking lot.
FILTH! UNCLEAN! The silver dragon mind spoke, loud enough for even non-psychics to feel his mental broadcast for miles. The silver dragon believed Greta and her child''s association with humans was an abomination to be eradicated from the earth.
Fuck you, Ian thought. With an angry roar, Buddy charged, rushing the end of the silver dragon''s tail where it was narrow enough for the elephant-sized being to get its mouth around. Biting down, trying to get its teeth through the silver dragon''s scales, claws slid over the dragon, failing to do damage.
Here we go again, he thought, flying hundreds of feet through the air. This was going to hurt.
Hope you come through for us, Gabe.