Astra has eventually found the seemingly endless continuation of your
chanting and the Dragon's ranting so boring that she has dozed off. She
sags in her chains. Except for the twin focusses of your and the Dragon's
attention, that is, which hardly sag at all. But then the distant sound of
blaring trumpets makes itself heard above the din that you and the Wrym
are making.
Startled, you both fall silent, which wakes up Astra. "Oh, you've stopped, have you?" she says rather tartly. "Be quiet, Boobs!" the Dragon orders her. "I'm trying to listen to something... Yes, there's no doubt as to what that is: war trumpets. They're still some distance away, but coming closer." "Who can it be?" you ask. "The only ones down here who have trumpets are the elves. They must be revolting." "Look who's talking," Astra mutters under her breath. "I heard that, Boobs," the Dragon admonishes her. "Would you like some more of those mushrooms?" Astra hurriedly shakes her head, but rather too vigorously, which to her annoyance results in a couple of other things shaking too. "Then behave yourself. Now as I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted, the elves must have risen up against me. Just because I've eaten a few of their children. They're so ungrateful." "What are you going to do?" you ask. "Isn't it obvious? I'm going to:
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