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"With ons, it seems to have affected the their dinner up, or sluice it out the other end, and suffer from a fever"

The Copper’s head cleared "No one’s to eat another on in the Rock out in the hills helping the parents of hatchlings Sick parents can’t nurse their young Rayg, whatsaid "Fluids usually help, whatever theUnconscious dragons will choke," the Copper rasped Rayg loved to build tunnels out of air

"Of course, if you apply by the et liquids?" NoSohoth asked, rolling his eyes

"I saw one of my masters keep a coith a broken jaw alive with injections through thetailvent, you’d say"

"Can you e this, and teach NoFhyriticus the Gray and a few body-thralls?"

"I can h Hollow bones will do Cow or sheep bladders would work for the liquid--for adult dragons you’d need whole ox or pig skins The liquid--he the Copper suspected arvish Then he returned to Drakine "Nothing fancy there Water with the sut I can do all the work in your kitchens"

"Make at least eight One for the Rock, seven for the other hills"

Rayg gave a curt bow Was he losing a little of his hair? The Copper hated to think of such a valuable thrall aging He’d have to enial Uphold with his fa he could be spared

"A asked

"Of course NoSohoth, aid him If Mother Kyrithia herself is needed to wash out bladders, see that she does it"

Mother Kyrithia ran the Imperial Line’s kitchens She predated old Tyr FeHazathant and was indulged and bowed to iest old rock-lizard taste like the tenderest cut of veal

There his ered "And the old?"

"We’ll do e can for the,where the bats hung

"Yes?"

NoSohoth put his head close alongside the Copper’s and dropped his voice to a whisper "As it stands now, this is a tragedy Grieve with the families over their dead, and you will have their love and respect; the love between you and the hills of the Lavadome will be refreshed and renewed as it was in the days of your victory over the Dragonblade and the hag-riddens Send this human in with his contraptions and his potions, and no doubt sos will die in any case Suddenly you are responsible for their deaths The physician’s dile the safety of inaction

The Copper had received only one piece of wisdom frogestion that he try to overcome Somehow that had stuck with him more than all the lessons he’d learned in the Drakwatch caves, or the deep knowledge of the Anklenes He would rather try to overcorief

"Let thes saved will count for h"

"My Tyr--"

"Do your best, NoSohoth Perhaps I’ll put you in charge of the kern trade froriff fluttered in excitement "Speak not of burdens The Eive Virtue in the performance of one’s duties--"

"Find some reliable, scientifically minded Anklene to exa show this blight to the physician" The Copper had to cut NoSohoth off, or he’d be talking until a new coat of scales ca sii as a dragon was selected for the position ht run NoSohoth’s mind down happier paths

"A wise decision,in the kitchens, would you? He’ll need soons Start with the body-thralls"

"Yes, my Tyr"

"Tell my mate I’ll be with her shortly"

"Yes, my Tyr"