While flying above her forest [Redacted] says

  “This world and its inhabitants are all scum.”

  [Redacted] lands and walks in her cave

  “Every human I have ever met only wishes to kill me. Not even trying to first speak to me there greed blinding them.”

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  looking at the many damaged scales on her body

  “They only see a quick way to power and riches for them in my corpse.

  Why must I have this blasted body?”

  “I wish I could have a body that people wouldn’t immediately try and kill when they see me.”

  lays down in her cave and begins to silently cry

  “[Redacted] and [Redacted] please answer me! Why did you cast me down!”

  While weeping she says

  “I am so alone. And so very cold”

  She falls asleep curled around herself