The Power Vacuum in the Shreken

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 38039

"Do you mean that, if I don't fill this power vacuum, then somebody or something else - most probably evil - will?" Astra asked.

"You catch on very quickly," Solbert said. "Yes, that's exactly what I mean."

"I need to think about that," Astra said. "As I said, Minestus's minions have caused much trouble in the north of my country. No doubt at least some of them remain unaware that their master is dead and continue to be a problem. I wouldn't want anything that could threaten my country taking up residence here, but surely there has to be a better way than by my setting myself up as the dragon of the Northern Caves? As I said, I must think about it. Meanwhile, let me collect up my belongings, and then I would please like to go and see this ampitheater."

"Yes, you had better take anything that you want to keep," Fred said, realising that even whilst in human form Astra still felt an attachment to her hoard, small though that hoard might be by dragon standards. He explained: "We probably shan't be able to return to this chamber without your dragon's tail to open the way, so anything left here will be lost."

"You talked about the threat to your country, but it's possible that you may have more than one country now," Solbert told Astra as she picked up her belongings. [37486] "That may prove to be a second complication."

Astra gave him a surprised look. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"I'll explain as we walk. We shouldn't delay, as it might prove unfortunate if you returned to your dragon form whilst we were still in a passage."

  1. They set off.
  2. But at that moment, to her great annoyance, Astra reverted to her draconian form.
  3. At that moment Astra's clothes vanished. They were not her original clothes, of course, but replicas created by her transforming power, and their disappearance was the first sign that she was tiring.

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