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any friends,] the one spoke again. [You may pass
unharmed and without tribute unto the gates of our city. But if you have
lied, your suffering will amuse us for days.]
Speaking honestly, I had hoped for a ride. But Dragons do not have
kindness as we know it, Aimee.' Ah, I see you smile at my little joke.
And your boots have walked away on their own. Good.
I walked for the day and through the night and near dawn I found the
gates of the great city of Hakkana. I slept there at the base of those
monstrous gates.
A pain in my leg awakened me hours later. "You," the voice said. I
looked up into the face of the first landed Megass I had ever met. The
young of the Megass perform the city duties for their elders, and this one,
barely nine feet long and still unencumbered enough to have full use of his
forearms, apparently served as a guard.
"I... my apologies, my lord Megass. I have come seeking an audience
with Desa Megass."
The Dragon turned his head to me and I saw him smile. "You know
interesting friends if you know of Desa Megass. Very well, we will show
you the way to Desa Megass, you
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