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The Last Clutch of Emberfall
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Wren froze. The order said to deliver the egg sealed and whole. A hatched egg would be worthless to them. He sat on a flat rock, cradled the egg in his coat, and let it crack. He wanted to see what came out before he decided anything.
Before the shell finished cracking, hoofbeats sounded on the road below. The queen's riders had followed him. Wren looked down at the half-hatched egg in his hands and knew he had only seconds to decide.
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Wren stuffed the egg under his coat and pretended to be a lost traveler. The riders patted him down but felt only a lump they took for bread. They rode on. The moment they vanished, the egg finished hatching, and a dragon peeked out, safe and whole.
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