Pain!

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 22319

Fred remembered the green pellet that Checkers had given him but which he had been too nervous to eat. He dug in a pocket and found it. "I was wondering if this would restore her to her rightful form," he said.

"I doubt it," Checkers replied. "It's intended to help with injuries, not to undo magic. I don't know how badly she's hurt, but it might help with that, although I don't know how much effect it would have on someone her size. We aren't doing very well, are we? All of the three of us here are injured."


Pain!

That was the first thing that the dazed Astra was aware of. All over, but especially in her tail. In my what?! Her memory of where, and especially what, she now was came back to her in a rush. Well, they certainly had me fooled, she thought.

She opened her eyes. They were standing right in front of her. She was too weak to be able to read their minds, but their intentions seemed fairly obvious. Well, aren't you going to finish me off? she projected.

"No, we believe you," the strange woman said, to Astra's surprise. Strange? Astra thought wryly. She's normal in comparison to yourself, girl.

"Swallow this pellet," the knight said. "It may help you feel a bit better." Not in any shape to resist, Astra obediently swallowed it.

"We really ought to get you to a healer," the woman said.

Astra started to laugh, but quickly found it hurt too much. She thought she must have a broken rib or two amongst her injuries. How? she asked. Even if I was able to move, I'm too big like this to get through the tunnels. I believe that I have Belboz's powers, which implies that I ought to be able to return to my human form, but I don't know how. But one of you must have read the spell that transferred Belboz's powers to me. So surely that implies enough magic knowledge to return me to my human form?

"I just read what seemed like a beautiful poem, written in Old High Dolomite, from one of Belboz's books," the woman said. "I had no idea that it was a spell, nor do I know what I should read now to help you."

  1. But he was a wizard, Astra reminds them. Surely he must have some healing potions stored somewhere in his chamber? If I have to remain a dragon I'd rather be a well dragon.

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