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did so. "Inside," Desa said.
The smell inside had a slightly stale taste to it. Desa looked at me
curiously. "Describe it."
"Sir?"
"The smell. It's foremost in your expression, young human. Describe
it to me."
I did, including the stale taste and an odd, burning smell, like old
rope set ablaze. He nodded. "Ryu has not been keeping his house in
order." He cupped his mouth with his hands as if to amplify his voice, and
shouted "Ryuchitoran!"
"Master!" As my eyes adjusted from the blazing sun outside to the
darker interior, I began to see details. The center of the house rose many
feet above my head. Along the interior walls platforms circled at regular
intervals, providing many landing spaces for a creature used to life
airborne. A bright circle of light landed on the stone floor of the dome,
indicating an opening at the center of the dome where Dragons could enter
while airborne. From the opposite side of the dome, two rings up, a Dragon
shuffled to the edge, gripped a cylindrical brass railing and launched
himself into the air. His wings spread wide and he floated down to the
central floor. "I am at your service."
"That is good, Ryu, because my request of you is very difficult. I
have an apprentice that I wish you
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