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A Taste for Dragon's Blood
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Author
Robert Egan
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Danh mục
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6 months ago
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122
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The townsfolk watched as the black wings swung like two scimitars away from the Korinth sea. They held their breath as those wings sliced back towards the jagged peaks of Grymdor's spine. And a few cheered when, with a cobblestone-shaking roar, the beast in the sky let out something that blasted the foothills below: It was dragon's dung, the lifeblood of Queen's Quay. Most in the failed fishing town raced...
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Hi Robert!What an absolutely thrilling take on the prompt! I am exceptionally impressed with how much he managed to pack into this piece. You have so many dynamic characters with various plot lines and incredible pasts. It was amazing to be able to jump in headfirst into your world for this piece. Congratulations on the shortlist!
Thanks for your kind words, Amanda! I'm glad you enjoyed the fantasy story, and your encouragement makes me want to experiment with this genre more 🙂
Damn, that's a helluva story. Riveting from beginning to end.I am left with three questions.She stabbed the dragon in the eye because he didn't kill the men who killed her brother?If yes, Then why didn't the dragon kill her?Because he was dead? (It wasn't clear that he was dead. He seemed more resigned and disappointed then dead.) If the dragon was not dead, then he didn't kill her, Because she was as powerful as the dragon?
Damn, that's a helluva story. Riveting from beginning to end.I am left with three questions.She stabbed the dragon in the eye because he didn't kill the men who killed her brother?If yes, Then why didn't the dragon kill her?Because he was dead? (It wasn't clear that he was dead. He seemed more resigned and disappointed then dead.) If the dragon was not dead, then he didn't kill her, Because she was as powerful as the dragon?
I deduced that she killed the dragon from the fact that she had a "first batch" of dragon's blood large enough to need an empty wooden keg to store it. The dragon only gave her a drop, which she swallowed. Where did she get so much more? From a dead dragon.
Definitely a fair deduction there!
Upon further thought, though, there's an even more obvious indication.She stabbed a dragon in the eye. How is she still alive? How did the dragon not immediately burn her, or crunch her, or step on her?It did none of those things because it was dead.
Upon further thought, though, there's an even more obvious indication.She stabbed a dragon in the eye. How is she still alive? How did the dragon not immediately burn her, or crunch her, or step on her?It did none of those things because it was dead.
Upon further thought, though, there's an even more obvious indication.She stabbed a dragon in the eye. How is she still alive? How did the dragon not immediately burn her, or crunch her, or step on her?It did none of those things because it was dead.
Upon further thought, though, there's an even more obvious indication.She stabbed a dragon in the eye. How is she still alive? How did the dragon not immediately burn her, or crunch her, or step on her?It did none of those things because it was dead.
Haha, the more wife works probably made sense in my brain because I'm married. And damn, you're right about the dagger. I actually cut some detail around there to the effect of "They'd left Conway his battered helmet and drinking horn but had taken his dagger. That damned knife..." Probably should have developed on that instead 🤦♂️
Congratulations on the shortlist Roger!
Thanks Kevin. This one really came as a surprise (because of the pacing/structural issues), but hey... I'll take it!
Congrats on the shortlist...again! Making a regular habit of it. Nice world building.
Thanks Mary!
Congrats
Thanks Philip!
Welcome.
Congrats on getting on the short list with this. I saw your name change and wondered how I’d followed Robert Egan. Haha glad to know RE 45 didn’t really mean re-elect 45th president (though even when I thought it might, it didn’t stop me being a fan of your excellent writing). I was fully involved in this story, tensing in anger against the baron and the magic teacher. Her revenge was very satisfying, though the poor dragon didn’t really deserve a dagger in the eye!
Oh wow, yeah no political message intended with that previous moniker🤣 Simply my initials and a number I like for no rational reason—changed after it slowly dawned on me that everyone else is using a full name. Glad you liked the story and found the revenge satisfying. I was actually worried that some might feel sorry for Dominus at the very end, but I hadn't considered the dragon. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment, Anne!
Oh wow, yeah no political message intended with that previous moniker🤣 Simply my initials and a number I like for no rational reason—changed after it slowly dawned on me that everyone else is using a full name. Glad you liked the story and found the revenge satisfying. I was actually worried that some might feel sorry for Dominus at the very end, but I hadn't considered the dragon. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment, Anne!
Oh wow, yeah no political message intended with that previous moniker🤣 Simply my initials and a number I like for no rational reason—changed after it slowly dawned on me that everyone else is using a full name. Glad you liked the story and found the revenge satisfying. I was actually worried that some might feel sorry for Dominus at the very end, but I hadn't considered the dragon. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment, Anne!
Ha! Definitely :)
Congrats on the shortlist!
Thank you sir!
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