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your stay, Captain?" sneered the griffon as Dranga sat back
up growling. Dranga heard the sounds of several guards
still outside, then remembered his collar, and restrained
himself from returning the attack. He was hardly alert
enough to try anything anyway.
"Well, I've had better," he mumbled through clenched
teeth.
The griffon belted him again. "Watch you're tone of
voice," he growled. Dranga managed to catch the blow, and
this time swung back, striking the griffon square in the
face. Shiltarm roared in rage and leapt onto the dragon,
knocking the wind out of him.
They struggled briefly before Shiltarm managed to get
Dranga pinned down under him. "That wasn't so hard,"
taunted the griffon. Shiltarm cuffed him again, and Dranga
dropped into the pillows, ceasing his struggles. "Hardly a
fair contest," Shiltarm laughed, "But the pleasure of
humiliating you seems a fair prize."
Dranga groggily forced himself to his hands and knees,
shaking his head. Amidst the pounding in his ears, he heard
the sound of the griffons belt being unbuckled. When he
finally realized what it was, he quickly straightened upward
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