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"YOUR PARDON, LADY, I MISTOOK YOU FOR ONE OF THE RIFFRAFF FROM HAVEN, WHO COME HERE TO STEAL OUR HOARDS AND OUR EGGS. THEY KILL OUR HATCHLINGS AND TRY TO KILL US ALSO. THEY TASTE LIKE PIGS, WHEN YOU EAT THEM."

"You are forgiven ... Jasper ... Jasper Loadstone. That was your name."

"YOU REALLY ARE HER. I HAVE HIDDEN THAT NAME CENTURIES AGO. BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? SHOULDN'T YOU BE IN FREEDONIA, GUARDING THE NESTING CAVES AND WARMING SANDS?"

"Yes, I should. But Freedonia is no more. The Georgists have attacked. They overran Freedonia in numbers that were astounding and using magicks that we had never seen before. Our army was overwhelmed. Our wizards and all the dragons combined couldn't stop their juggernaut. Finally, the Queen ordered all the women and children, hatchlings and eggs to leave Freedonia and head for Rawn-Devu, in hopes that we can find sanctuary there. Hopefully, the ancients magicks of Rawn-Devu will be strong and protect us. The families have fled in many directions in hopes that some will make it and Dragonkind with survive elsewhere. But I have been feeling the deaths of many dragons. I am almost overwhelmed with grief."

Our hatchlings:

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Our eggs:

"There are bands of Georgists following us; trying to stop us, enslave us and kill our dragons. That is why we are hurrying so."

"I WILL STOP THEM!!!" Jasper roared in anger. "THEY...WILL...NOT...GET...BY...ME!!!!"

"No, Jasper!" I cried, "Alone, you will be killed. But find the wild dragons and together you all can keep them from entering or leaving the Lags. Bottle them up in the passes and they will be yours for the killing."

"YEEEESSSSSS!!!!!"