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And then, to their collective horror and dread, they felt the distant quaking of the ground coiant forht fro, le, it vanished

Aldrec was the first to move First he knelt in front of Mericlou and took her into his arms Then slowly, painfully, he made his way to the front door, and stepped out onto the now-ruined and charred front yard The family followed suit, and stood up fro to join the elf outside

All was quiet, now, save the wind, and flahs of burnt trees froht of terror that reh enough with human bodies that there were few to no remains: only weapons scattered haphazardly upon the masticated front lawn and deathly quiet avenue

Aldrec knelt down beside a sh everyone suspected who it would be, it did not make the experience any less traumatic when they saw it

Krako lay dead His body had reverted back into his childlike state, but it seereat deal of blood flowed froh to survive the change," Aldrec said, sensing the others' eyes upon him His voice was broken and filled with on's tiny face "Dragons… but Krako was still so very young … he hadn't had a chance to learn how When he sahat happened to Meri … it was too on," Jenius said, looking down upon Krako's corpse, which was now fading froray and black, "and I have seen the passing of one Aood luck And luck he was, for had it not been for hiertip to Krako's forehead "Rest well, hty protector"

Slowly, Krako's ruined body turned black, and then disintegrated into dust and ash, bloay by the wind, leaving Aldrec's e inside all

"First my Tulyr," Aldrec whispered shakily, "And now Krako … and Meri orried that I would be taken from her! What a fool I was!"