The kitten may have looked cute but - unbeknown even to its creator, Fred -
it was anything but. Nothing created by the power of a shoggoth could be
anything but thoroughly evil, no matter how harmless it might look. Like
all cats, the kitten had nine lives, so it had survived being dropped
thousands of feet by Fred. It had not forgiven him for that terrifying
experience, though. He and his friends were going to pay.
Meanwhile, blissfully unaware that far below and behind them a killer kitten was on their trail, the dragon with his two passengers flew steadily onwards. After a few hours, they left the mainland behind. After a few more, they saw a string of islands ahead of them in the midst of the sparkling blue water of the tropical ocean. The dragon glided in for a smooth landing on the largest of the islands, which was roughly circular and about twenty miles across. Fred and Astra dismounted and stretched their limbs, which were rather stiff after the long flight. "I didn't see any signs of any settlements as we came in to land," Astra said. "Are there any other inhabitants besides us?" The dragon replied:
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