text: Dragonslayer opens with a small group of villagers journeying to a lonely tower in a place called Cragganmore. This tower is home to a powerful and kindly old sorcerer named Ulrich (Sir Ralph Richardson). Ulrich's manservant, Hodge (Sydney Bromley) answers the knock and turns them away. He tells them he knows that the villagers have travelled far and are on urgent business but Ulrich will still not see them. One of the villagers asks the leader of the group, a young man named Valerian (Caitlin Clarke) what they will do now. From the villager, it is implied that Valerian is the one who was certain that they could turn to Ulrich for help with their problems and organized the small group to come to the tower.Valerian boldly steps forward and shouts out to Ulrich that he and his group will not leave the doorstep of the tower until they are heard. Glancing to his right, Valerian spots Ulrich's apprentice, Galen (Peter MacNicol) looking back at the group through a window. Galen goes to his master, who is in a magical trance, and rouses him from it, telling him they have visitors. Ulrich responds that he knows they are there, and that the business they have come on is truly dire. He then shares a bit of disturbing news with Galen: Ulrich has foreseen his own death.Valerian and his group are brought into the tower while Ulrich and Galen prepare to greet them. Ulrich and Galen talk as they attire themselves appropriately. Ulrich says his outfit is the same as that worn by his own master before he died, and he had once changed lead into gold, a feat Ulrich could never duplicate -- Galen would stand to inherit a fortune. Galen is disturbed by Ulrich's prattling, because he doesn't want to see his master die. But Ulrich says he welcomes it. His life as a sorcerer, he feels, has accomplished little. He asks Galen how his studies are going and if he truly still wishes to be a sorcerer. Galen says he wishes it more than anything.Ulrich and Galen appear before the villagers with a lot of pomp and circumstance that leaves them a little non-plussed. Ulrich asks Valerian to identify himself. Stepping forward, Valerian starts to explain why they are here, and Ulrich says he already knows that the group has traveled from Urland to see him. Ulrich sits at a stone table and asks to see the artifacts.Valerian slides a pack to Ulrich, who pulls out a couple of scales. He asks Valerian how he came by them, and Valerian says he found them at the foot of 'the lair.' Ulrich asks what else Valerian brought, and the young man pulls out what he says is a claw-- this 'claw' being nearly as long as Valerian's forearm from elbow to wrist. Ulrich stares in surprise and says that the object is no claw, but a tooth. He asks if the villagers truly expect him to do battle with the creature the villagers fear-- a dragon. Valerian listens to the short list of wizards and sorcerers that Ulrich suggests and flatly responds that they are all dead. Ulrich is the only one left.Valerian goes on to state that twice each year, at the spring and autumn equinoxes, the king of Urland selects a new 'victim--' a young maiden at the cusp of young adulthood, still virgin, and offers her to the dragon as a sacrifice. Ulrich knows that the selection is done by lottery, calling it barbaric. He muses how the dragon leaves the villages of the kingdom live in peace in return for these sacrifices, and says the king has made a pact with a monster.In response to Valerian's challenging question on whether he fears dragons, Ulrich says that it is because of sorcerers that dragons exist. The skies used to be dotted with them, and they were noble, majestic creatures. He knows the dragon to whom the scales belong-- it is called Vermithrax. Looking over the scales closely, he explains why Vermithrax forces Urland to sacrifice virgins to it in return for not destroying them-- Vermithrax has reached a venerable old age, older than many dragons normally live to, and has grown feeble and decrepit. It lives a life of constant pain, which has made it spiteful and vengeful toward anything that lives.Ulrich has donned a traveling pack and taken up his staff, to journey with Valerian and his fellow villagers back to Urland. But an unpleasant surprise is waiting for them outside the tower-- Tyrian, captain of the royal guard (John Hallam). Valerian is immediately confrontational with Tyrian, who says he doesn't question Valerian traveling, even far from Urland-- his concern is the visit to a sorcerer. He knows that Valerian has come here to ask for Ulrich's aid in slaying Vermithrax. Tyrian claims to have no love for Vermithrax, but before he consents to an attempt to slay the dragon, he wants assurances that Valerian has found a suitable challenger. He gives a long diatribe about how and why sorcerers don't prove their true power in front of a doubter.Ulrich determines to silence all argument. He doffs his amulet and orders Galen to return it to the conjuring room, and then bring out a dagger that is there. He then tells Tyrian that he will have his test. Galen tosses the dagger out of the conjuring room's window, where Ulrich hands it to Tyrian. who satisfies himself that the dagger is sharp. Giving a brief incantation, Ulrich opens his tunic and puts the point of the dagger to his chest, where his heart is. He is offering Tyrian to test him by stabbing him through the heart with the dagger. Seeing this, Galen starts to rush out of the tower, but all the doors and windows quickly shut, trapping him inside. Outside, Ulrich assures Tyrian that he cannot hurt him. Tyrian stares at Ulrich for a moment, then takes hold of the sorcerer's shoulder to brace himself, and thrusts the dagger home.Everyone stares for a minute as Ulrich simply looks up at the window from which Galen tossed out the dagger. Then, slowly, without a word, he falls to his knees and then to the ground, dead. Disgusted but also smug, Tyrian signals to his soldiers, who leave the tower wordlessly. Inside the tower, Galen slumps in grief, seeing his master slain. He is oblivious to the tower windows and doors all re-opening.The Urland villagers watch as Galen tends to his master's funeral, properly attiring the body and burning it on a pyre. The villagers look at the fire for a moment, seeing that it burns green. Then, as one, they turn and start to hasten on their way.Hodge gathers the ashes into a pouch, showing he has quickly lost all faith in Ulrich having ever been a true sorcerer. Galen goes through his chores in the conjuring room, still in shock over his master's death. He finds Ulrich's amulet on the table beside him, which is baffling to the young apprentice because he put it in a small chest. He opens the chest, finding it empty, and puts the amulet back inside, placing a rock over the lid. Resuming his chores, he finds the amulet suddenly in front of him again.Galen and Hodge are walking through the countryside, Hodge rambling a series of complaints about his treatment over his long years of service. Galen uses a few magic feats to silence him. He tells Hodge he had plenty of respect for his master, but he is the one who is master now.The Urland villagers are camping for the night while en route back home. Greil (Albert Salmi) is very bitter at all that has transpired, tearing into Valerian for having led them to Cragganmore. Valerian, on the other hand, does not defend himself; he feels Greil is right. He led Greil and the other villagers to Ulrich for nothing.Suddenly the villagers react to some disturbance, though they cannot identify it just yet. A flash issues from the campfire, and Galen and Hodge are there. Galen boldly tells the Urland villagers that he will fulfill the task they came to Ulrich for; as the inheritor of Ulrich's craft and knowledge, he will serve their needs as the sorcerer they sought.The need of the Urland villagers is then shown as group of royal guard are bringing Vermithrax another sacrifice (Yolande Palfrey). She is dressed in a white gown with a garland of white flowers around her head, and she is chained with heavy steel manacles. The horse pulling the cart carrying the woman stops and fusses incessantly, refusing to proceed further. Soldiers place a hood over the terrified young woman's head and half-pull, half-drag her to a tall ceremonial stake driven into the ground. A ring in her shackles is placed through a hook at the top of the stake, so her arms are raised above her head, as the king's minister recites a proclamation about her sacrifice being for the greater good of Urland, and her father will be recompensed for the loss of his daughter by being exempt from royal taxes for five years. Midway through the diatribe, the ground begins to shake, prompting everyone to flee, leaving the frightened sacrifice to her fate-- and leaving the hapless horse that drew the cart she was transported in, as well.The young woman manages to pull the hood off of her head as the soldiers, servants and minister clear away from Vermithrax's lair. Struggling in desperate terror against her manacles, she manages to wrench one wrist free, nearly shattering it in the process. But it is too late-- one massive claw emerges from the entrance to the lair. Then the dragon's massive head. Thrashing and pulling wildly, the young lady finally wrenches her other wrist through the manacle, crushing her wrist and hand, and turns to flee from the dragon. But even in its old age and decrepit state, Vermithrax can cover far more ground with each step than the sacrificial victim. Overtaking her easily, the ancient dragon arrests her flight with its tail. The petrified girl can only huddle against the lair wall and scream in anguish as Vermithrax incinerates her with a blast of its fiery breath.Valerian awakes abruptly at daybreak and quietly steps away from the camp. Galen awakes a short bit later and wanders over to a nearby lake to bathe. He finds Valerian there, ordering Galen away urgently. Valerian is very insistent on not sharing the lake with Galen, or being seen while bathing. Galen dives into the water and is swimming toward Valerian underwater. Drawing close, Galen finds out why Valerian was so intent on driving Galen away. He shoots up to the surface, choking on water at the shock of what he'd seen-- Valerian is in fact a young woman, not a man. Still overtaken by the shock, neither of them notices Tyrian lurking nearby. Tyrian does not notice the secret Valerian has been hiding, but he notices Galen there, and he isn't pleased. He orders a retainer to fetch him his bow.Galen and Valerian are dressing, and Galen is trying to promise he will tell nobody what he's seen. Valerian only blames her own carelessness. She mentions that nobody has ever known the truth about her, except only her father, since the day she was born. Galen realizes she's referring to the lottery-- daughters are chosen, but sons are not. Valerian then remarks that noble families, paying enough in bribes, are never entered into the lottery-- to say nothing of the king's own daughter, Princess Elspeth (Chloe Salaman). Valerian's father, on the other hand, is a simple blacksmith, and poor... as are many of the fathers of eligible young women.As Valerian leaves the lake, Galen notices a small flock of birds startled by something. Looking around, he gazes into the lake's reflective surface, and sees a vision of Tyrian approaching on horseback with soldiers, and Tyrian drawing his bow in ambush. Galen rushes back toward camp, frantically calling to Hodge... but it is too late; Hodge has been shot through the chest with an arrow and is mortally wounded. As he dies, he cryptically tells Galen to take the pouch with Ulrich's ashes, find a lake of burning water, and throw the ashes in. Galen tries to use his amulet to save Hodge, but fails.Galen and party sail in a small boat back to Urland. As they disembark on the Urland shore, Tyrian and his men are still following from a distance and watching. The party continues along a trail on foot, Valerian impatiently trying to get Galen to keep moving. But when she mentions they are near Vermithrax's lair, Galen stops and moves off the trail, saying (over Valerian's protest that they are safe if they keep moving) that he wants to see the lair. Valerian and Greil must reluctantly gather the rest of the villagers and follow.Poking around the lair's entrance, Galen finds the chains that had been used to bind the sacrificed maiden, and dripping water around the entrance that becomes steam as it hits the floor. He inquires if there are other entrances, and is told there are none. Valerian and Greil angrily try to convince Galen to leave Vermithrax alone, but Galen pays no attention, starting to venture into the cavern. He picks up another shed scale and then hears a brief rumble. A gout of smoke from deeper in the cave satisfies Galen that Vermithrax is in the lair. Emerging quickly, Galen drops his cloak to the ground and pulls his amulet out from under his shirt. Holding it up, he recites an arcane chant. At first, nothing appears to happen, but Galen continues to concentrate and his amulet begins to glow. Slowly at first, several rocks begin to fall from the top of the cliff face. A full scale rockslide is triggered, burying the entrance in tons of rock and rubble. Everyone is forced to leap for cover as the rockslide collapses the cliffside, further sealing off the entrance to the lair. As they all emerge, Valerian excitedly shouts that Galen has done it-- he's saved Urland.Back at the village, a celebration is underway regaling its hero. Galen performs some slight-of-hand tricks to amuse the village children. Dragon effigies are burned, musicians play, and the villagers dance and make merry... all except one.In the attic of her home, Valerian is holding up a mirror in front of herself... and holding a dress against the front of her body. As she turns the mirror for a better view, her father notices and hurries to get her to put the dress away back in the trunks in the attic, warning that she might be seen.Being seen is exactly what Valerian now wants. Tired of continuing the masquerade, Valerian dons the dress, with a headdress and sandals, and boldly steps outside into the village as her true self. The celebration stops, everyone turning and staring as some of the children start to gather around Valerian, trying to touch her arms as if not quite sure that what they are seeing is real.Galen quickly comes up to Valerian and takes her hand. He calls out to the musicians, who begin to play again. Galen takes Valerian's hand and leads her into a dance. Slowly a few of the villagers start to join, and then more, and finally the celebration resumes in full swing. Greil, drinking with a friend, is thoughtful; wishing he'd been as clever as Valerian's father. Greil is also wondering how it is that a priest came to the village at the very moment of Galen's triumph.The village's celebration is cut short at the arrival of Tyrian and several soldiers. Tyrian announces that King Casiodorus (Peter Eyre) wishes to meet Galen in person. Galen is deeply suspicious as to the nature of the 'gratitude' that Galen says the king wishes to show, but Tyrian (a bit sternly) says that if he'd been sent to kill Galen he'd have done it already-- the king wishes merely to meet Galen and speak to him.Galen is brought before the king and his court in the royal castle, to give a demonstration of his skill in sorcery. King Casiodorus is neither amused nor impressed at the paltry display of tricks, and finally starts to explain to Galen about his brother, King Gazerick. Gazerick assembled a whole army and rode out to do battle with Vermithrax, but the dragon slaughtered the entire army and then went on a rampage across the countryside, incinerating whole fields and villages. Death and famine followed in the dragon's wake until Casiodorus instituted the lottery and began offering the sacrifice of young maidens. Vermithrax became appeased and ceased its attacks on the villages.Casiodorus notices the bulge under Galen's shirt and pulls the amulet away, angrily confronting Galen for toying with such a dangerous beast. He justifies the lottery and the sacrifices by pointing to the hundreds of lives that are saved in the process. But Galen, adhering to his master's beliefs, tells the king that he cannot make a shameful peace with a monster like Vermithrax, which, as Galen insists, is now dead. Casiodorus merely says, 'we shall see' before ordering that Galen be imprisoned in the royal dungeons.At the dragon's lair, rocks and stones all about the destroyed cliff face begin to smoke and smolder.Galen draws a small pentagram in chalk on the floor of his dungeon cell and tries to use his magic to escape, but fails. Suddenly he hears a voice behind him; translating his words-- it is Princess Elspeth, who, as she tells Galen, is schooled in both Latin (the language Galen spoke in) and Greek. Elspeth begs Galen not to view her father and royal court as the same kind of monsters as Vermithrax. She insists that despite the loss of life and seeming cruelty of the lottery, her father, as king, must protect his people. But Galen counters by pointing out that Casiodorus is also protecting Elspeth. He confronts her with his knowledge that the wealthy noble families pay bribes so that their daughters are exempt from the lottery. He is surprised to find that Elspeth truly knows nothing of her father's plans -- her protests to the contrary sound very genuine. Elspeth excuses herself as the countryside begins to experience tremors.Elspeth goes to confront her father on what she's learned. She had thought that her name had been included in every lottery since she came of age. Casiodorus, busy trying to study Galen's amulet and trying to turn lead into gold, pays only minimal attention to his daughter and his attempts to assure her that she had been in every lottery the same as all other young women in the village, are all in vain-- Elspeth sees through him immediately and confronts him for lying to her. Angry at Elspeth, Casiodorus snaps his head up to confront her... but the whole kingdom is struck by an earthquake that tells everyone that all is anything but well.Elspeth goes back to the dungeon and opens up the cell so Galen can escape. Tyrian promptly spots Galen and organizes his men to try and stop him. Galen acquires a horse and escapes through a wall that collapses in front of him. He passes by Casiodorus, who calls him a fool-- the earthquake can only mean one thing... Vermithrax is still alive... and very angry.The priest, Brother Jacobus (Ian McDiarmid) leads the Urland villagers to the buried lair and tries to lead them in prayer, asking God to throw Lucifer back down into the depths of Hell, but the prayer is useless -- fire erupts from the ground as Vermithrax emerges. Everyone flees except Brother Jacobus, and Greil, who hides behind a rock and watches Vermithrax emerge through a fissure in the ground. Brother Jacobus brazenly confronts Vermithrax, who is completely unimpressed with the priest, proving so with a blast of fiery breath that burns the man to death.Vermithrax then flies out to punish the village and its people. Galen sees the village being set ablaze as Vermithrax unleashes its wrath before flying off again.Morning comes, and Tyrian and his men ride into the village. Knowing that Galen was brought to the village by Valerian, they storm her home, looking to see if Galen is being sheltered there. Tyrian tells Valerian's father that since his 'son' has proven to be a daughter, she will now be entered in the next lottery, which the king has called for immediately in an attempt to appease Vermithrax. Valerian, however, is unafraid. Feeling guilty at all the maidens who died while she lived, she is determined to face the jeopardy and risk with all the other eligible maidens.The soldiers do not find Galen anywhere in the blacksmith's home, and leave. The one place they didn't check is a secret alcove underneath (and concealed by) the blacksmith's anvil. Valerian and her father tilt the anvil with iron rods to let Galen out, and he asks Valerian's father if he has ever forged a great weapon.The blacksmith has indeed forged a mighty weapon... one he has kept hidden away at the bottom of a waterfall. He goes to retrieve it and finish perfecting its edge so Galen can try to slay Vermithrax properly this time. The weapon is a huge, masterfully crafted spear that the blacksmith has named Dragonslayer. He shows that the weapon's blade is capable of shaving metal off of a horseshoe. Valerian, however, is still not satisfied. Vermithrax is far more than mere flesh and blood, and nobody has ever wounded it before. Galen says that she is right. He needs the amulet.Nighttime comes, and all the villagers gather at the castle for the lottery. Valerian is taken and placed in a roped-off section where all the nervous young women wait to see which of them will be chosen to die. The lots are all placed into a massive iron cauldron and stirred with a long rod. The king's minister, Horsrik (Roger Kemp), pulls a lot and recites the royal proclamation as precursor to identifying the chosen sacrifice.However as Horsrik prepares to read the name, he suddenly freezes and falls silent. The villagers impatiently chant for him to read the name on the lot. Casiodorus calls for silence and tells Horsrik to read the name. Swallowing nervously, Horsrik announces that the chosen sacrifice is... Princess Elspeth, the king's daughter.King Casiodorus leaps to his feet, taking the lot from Horsrik, stammering in a completely unconvincing tone that Horsrik misspoke; the name on the lot is in fact illegible and he will personally draw a new lot. The whole of the villagers, following Valerian, all protest that no mistake was made and the name should stand.Ignoring the outraged cries from Valerian and the other villagers, Casiodorus draws another tile, staring at it in shock. At that moment the most unlikely of saviors steps forward... Elspeth herself. Taking the tile from her father's hand, she raises a hand to quiet the villagers and says that there is no mistake; the name on the tile is her own.Now desperate, Casiodorus rummages through the cauldron. All of the tiles bear only his daughter's name and none others. Outraged, he declares the whole lottery invalid... but Elspeth demurs. She declares to the whole of the kingdom that she has replaced the names of all the maidens in the kingdom with her own, but this does not make the lottery invalid, but valid; she has learned that her father has secretly excluded her from participation in the lottery. Her heart aching for all the young girls who died while she lived on, she is seeking to atone by stepping forth and laying her own life down as the next sacrifice. Everyone is still and silent as they look up at the Princess. Some are sympathetic, some are sad, but all admire and respect the bold sacrifice she has chosen to make.Back inside the castle, Casiodorus makes a desperate appeal to Tyrian, saying that if not for him, to do something for the good of the kingdom. But Tyrian says simply that loyalty to the kingdom is his first duty, and that is not the solution to his king's troubles... but the crux of it.Having snuck into the castle during the lottery, Galen searches for his amulet. His search proves fruitless-- and costly, as Tyrian and his men suddenly swarm into the throne room and surround him. Casiodorus orders them to stand down. Over the protests of Tyrian and Horsrik, the king speaks to Galen not as ruler of Urland, not as heartless executor of the lottery... but as the loving father of a young daughter who is about to die. There was one element to the lottery that Casiodorus desperately hoped would work to the favor of the whole of the kingdom... time. He knew that Vermithrax was an extremely old dragon. The lotteries and sacrifices were meant to wait it out until Vermithrax finally died from old age, whereupon the lotteries could be stopped and no more maidens had to die. But now the king has run out of time; his own daughter is the next sacrifice. He has placed Galen's amulet around his own neck. Removing it, he returns it to Galen and begs him to save Elspeth.Galen is with Valerian and her father, preparing for battle. The blacksmith muses about Elspeth's being the next sacrifice, clearly in admiration of her. He is stoking the fire in his forge to temper Dragonslayer. But Galen says the forge fires will not suffice. He draws out his amulet and recites an incantation that heats the blade of the spear until it glows brilliantly with heat. As the spear's blade is rested on the anvil and the blacksmith begins working on it with his hammer, neither he nor Galen see Valerian discretely taking up a basket and quietly leaving the workshop. She goes to Vermithrax's lair and begins gathering more shed scales. She starts to venture into the outer mouth of the lair itself... and as she bends to take another scale, something lunges out of the shadows at her.The blacksmith has finished tempering the spear, and Galen finds it can shear off the anvil's solid steel horn. He and Galen have noticed by now that Valerian is gone, and they think she simply didn't want to be there when Galen left for what was likely the last time. The blacksmith gives him an emotional farewell, offering to say goodbye on his behalf, to Valerian.Galen takes up Dragonslayer and goes to Vermithrax's lair. He is met there by Valerian, who has sewn the dragon scales she collected together into a shield, which she hopes might offer protection from the dragon's terrible fiery breath. Valerian's farewell to Galen is far colder than the one her father gave. She believes that Galen is going to be ripped apart by Vermithrax and she'll never see him again, and he'll have accomplished nothing. She also has found out that Vermithrax is not alone in the lair... it is raising and nursing a small brood of baby dragons, which Galen knows will also have to be killed.Valerian asks Galen, bluntly, if he is in love, and he says he is. Valerian responds that she understands and doesn't care-- she, too, admires Elspeth's bravery and acknowledges her striking beauty. Moreover, she believes that Galen will by dead by the end of the night, and Valerian herself might be dead soon after-- Vermithrax will go on another rampage, more lotteries will be held, and she has abandoned her masquerade of living as a young man... and as a virgin she is eligible for the lotteries. Galen sits down beside her and tells her that she is mistaken about one thing... he is in love, but not with Elspeth. He leans in toward Valerian and begins to kiss her.Night falls. The sacrificial stake is being hammered back into place as the wagon arrives with Elspeth, adorned in the sacrificial white gown and garland of flowers; her wrists in heavy steel manacles. She shakes her head no as Horsrik approaches with the black hood; she wishes to look the beast in the face. The ring in her chains is placed on the stake's hook as Horsrik begins to read the proclamation of sacrifice. He barely gets past the opening of it when the parchment flares blue and begins to burn, forcing him to drop it. This was no dragon fire, but magical fire... conjured by Galen. A cloud of smoke flares in front of Elspeth, and Galen is standing in front of her, spear and shield at the ready. Horsrik and the royal retinue all flee at Galen's presence.All except one... Tyrian. His first loyalty is to the kingdom of Urland, and he still believes in the necessity of the lottery. He is ready to defend Elspeth's sacrifice with his very life; Galen must kill him if he wishes to save her. But Galen says he doesn't need the sacrifice to want to kill Tyrian-- he has plenty of reasons for killing him that have nothing to do with Elspeth or the dragon. Casting aside his shield, he readies his spear, as Tyrian draws his sword. Elspeth shouts in vain for Galen to withdraw. She also believes that her sacrifice is necessary for the good of the kingdom. She proves this in no uncertain terms when Galen suddenly disengages from Tyrian and swings his massive spear toward her manacles, slicing through the chains, and ordering her to run. But Elspeth, taking advantage of the battle, turns and bravely marches straight into Vermithrax's lair. The princess is heard uttering a brief scream that is quickly silenced, and Tyrian, leaning against the sacrificial stake, mocks Galen for his failure. His scorn comes at the expense of Tyrian's own life, as Galen suddenly thrusts Dragonslayer forward, smashing clean through the thick wooden stake and impaling Tyrian.Taking up the shield again, and a torch, Galen ventures into the lair. He doesn't get very far when he finds, to his dismay, the terrible fate of Princess Elspeth. He finds one of her slippers in the outer mouth of the lair. Further in, Elspeth lies dead on the ground; Vermithrax's young chewing on her body. Although nauseated, he kills them all before venturing forward.Deep inside the lair, Galen finds a huge underground lake; fire burning all around as if the very water itself was burning. As he jumps across a path of stones jutting from the lake, the water behind him begins to bubble. Looking down, he catches a reflection in the water's surface and whirls to find himself face to face with Vermithrax. Rising up to a size that towers well above Galen, the ancient dragon spreads its wings and draws its head back. Galen ducks down and huddles behind his shield as Vermithrax releases its blast of fiery breath at the young sorcerer. The shield sizzles and smokes but protects Galen from harm.Looking to get into a better position, Galen leads Vermithrax on a chase through the lair. Vermithrax tries more than once to destroy the trespasser with its fiery breath, but the shield fashioned of its own shed scales continues to protect Galen. But Galen makes a bad mistake when he rushes past Elspeth's body with Vermithrax still in pursuit. The dragon pauses, turns, and notices its young, freshly killed by Galen. The dragon is enraged and rushes in pursuit of the one who slaughtered its offspring.Vermithrax finds Galen's shield propped up against a rock face. Thinking Galen is hiding behind it, the dragon moves forward for the kill. But Galen has set a trap-- he is standing on a ledge well above the tunnel that Vermithrax is emerging from. As Vermithrax's head and long neck begin to poke into the cave, Galen leaps right onto the back of Vermithrax's neck and plunges the spear deep into its hide. He stabs Vermithrax repeatedly as the massive beast thrashes about wildly. It manages to pitch Galen off and down to the floor, and snakes its massive head out to bite him in half. But Galen is ready with Dragonslayer, and drives the massive spear blade into Vermithrax's throat. Vermithrax bellows in agony as it pitches and flails about. The dragon's thrashing breaks the steel head of the spear off of the wooden shaft, leaving the blade still firmly lodged in its neck. Galen snatches up his shield, backing out toward the mouth of the lair as Vermithrax looses another massive blast of fire at him.Valerian is sitting outside the lair when she feels the ground shake. Going to investigate, she finds the shield and the broken shaft of the spear. A short distance away is Galen; bloodied, eyes closed, unconscious... but to her profound relief, he opens his eyes slowly and tells her that he's still alive, but Vermithrax is as well.Valerian brings Galen back to her home and nurses his wounds. Growing emotional, she begs Galen to leave Urland with her. If he truly loves her, as he says he did, their best hope to be happy together is to give up their current lives and travel to another kingdom to begin over again. Valerian's father agrees with her, telling Galen that magic and sorcery are dying out, which will naturally bring about the end of dragonkind, and he is happy with it. Galen and Valerian cannot hope for any kind of good life in Urland.As the two begin to set out, Valerian's father gives her a final gift: A small metal crucifix on a leather thong for her to wear around her neck. She hugs him gratefully as she and Galen set off. Greil, having joined the priesthood after the death of Brother Jacobus, rings a bell calling all the villagers to prayer, and the blacksmith turns and goes to pray with the other villagers.Galen and Valerian are getting on a small rowboat with the few belongings they've brought with them. Galen suddenly pauses, looking up at the sky. Valerian follows his gaze to a curious sight she doesn't understand; the planets are coming into a rare alignment, and the moon is approaching the sun for a solar eclipse. Looking down suddenly, Galen sees the reflection of the sun on the water; as if the huge lake was burning. Suddenly he begins to understand. The burning water and lake of fire, as Hodge had said before he died, was all part of Ulrich's plan. He races back toward Vermithrax's lair, Valerian running behind him, completely bewildered and frightened.As they run, back in the village, Greil, leading the people in prayer, asks the village to come together and appeal to God to strike down Vermithrax.As Galen arrives at the dragon's lair, Valerian leaps suddenly, grabbing at his legs and tackling him to the ground, to try and stop him from killing himself. Galen finally explains that Ulrich, old and growing physically weak, couldn't make the journey to the lair on foot... so he had them make the journey for him.Inside the lair, Galen lights a torch. Valerian insists on coming along with him, although the sight of Elspeth's body, partially eaten by Vermithrax's young, shakes her courage. Galen makes his way to the lake of fire where he first encountered Vermithrax, and opens the pouch containing his master's ashes, scattering them into the burning water with an arcane incantation. The fire all throughout the cavern chamber goes out, and Galen's amulet begins to glow. A small patch of green flame rises from the water and begins to move slowly toward Galen. The flame begins to spin around in a small vortex that coalesces into a shape. Ulrich appears inside the flame and approaches Galen.Overcome with relief at being reunited with his master, Galen sadly tells Ulrich that he believes he's failed. He feels he hadn't been strong, as Ulrich said he would be... but Ulrich disagrees, saying he'll be stronger yet. But for now, they have much to do.As if to lend emphasis to Ulrich's words, Greil, back in the village, begins baptizing the villagers as Christians. Two young children peek outside and find Vermithrax flying through the air, readying itself for battle.Valerian finds her way out of the cave and spots Vermithrax perched on a high outcropping of rock. The dragon sniffs the air as Ulrich and Galen start to emerge. Vermithrax knows that it must fight for its life. It catches sight of Ulrich from afar and the two stare at each other briefly before Vermithrax takes wing again.Valerian finds her way back to Galen, finding Ulrich returned. He looks at her knowingly, recognizing her for who she was when she first came to see him, as he fingers the crucifix she now wears. Ulrich tells Galen that he has one more dire task ahead of him. He must destroy the amulet... and Ulrich along with it. Galen brought Ulrich back from out of the flame, and he must also send Ulrich back. Ulrich tells Galen that he will know the right moment, and must act while Ulrich still lives. The solar eclipse darkens the skies as Ulrich teleports up to the top of a mountain to face Vermithrax.Standing high on the mountaintop, Ulrich raps the ground with his staff, summoning a storm. Massive dark clouds cover the already dark sky as lightning and wind begin to rage. Galen and Valerian climb partway up the mountain and find a small alcove for shelter. They see Ulrich gesture, and the winds suddenly begin to calm as Galen's amulet begins to pulse. Vermithrax appears in the sky, at first so distant he appears as a mere speck among the clouds. Ominously he swoops down and begins to soar around the peak where Ulrich awaits.As Vermithrax swoops past Ulrich, the sorcerer barely ducking out of reach of its terrible talons, Valerian picks up a rock and puts it on the mountain face, telling Galen to smash the amulet as Ulrich told him. But Galen says that Ulrich also told him he'd know the right time... and he knows this isn't it.Vermithrax loops around for another dive at Ulrich, who points his staff and gestures, causing lightning to streak out of the clouds and smite the ancient dragon. Vermithrax is briefly knocked from the sky, falling ponderously, before recovering and regaining flight. It dives and rakes Ulrich with a claw, knocking the sorcerer to the ground; his shoulder bloodied. Ulrich struggles to his feet, looking at his wound, when suddenly Vermithrax is hovering in the air behind and above him. The dragon blasts Ulrich with a gout of fiery breath. Ulrich barks an incantation, and is unharmed by the flame, but his staff is burning, and Ulrich casts it aside.Valerian, seeing this, grabs the amulet from around Galen's neck and puts it on the rock she's prepared. She picks up another large stone and raises it above her head to smash the amulet. Galen grabs her arms and they struggle briefly over the rock; Galen urgently telling Valerian, 'Not yet.'Vermithrax climbs high into the skies, above the heavy tempest clouds, obscuring him from view. Ulrich waits on the mountaintop for it to strike again. Finally Vermithrax turns and dives, air rushing past its massive wings like a gale. Ulrich faces the beast down, spreading his arms wide-- just as Vermithrax seizes the aged sorcerer in its claw and soars back up toward the clouds with him.Pulling the rock away from Valerian, Galen goes to the amulet. He lifts the rock, hesitating briefly as he looks on it. Ulrich, still grasped in Vermithrax's claw, calls out to him. Taking a breath, Galen smashes the rock down on the amulet, destroying it.Ulrich's body detonates in a massive explosion that destroys Vermithrax in mid-air. Galen and Valerian watch as the dragon's body plunges from the sky, deep into a great lake. The force of impact and the heat from the dragon's still-smoldering corpse leaves a massive crater that displaces the water from the lake basin. Slowly the cloud cover breaks and the eclipse passes, brightening the skies once again.As Galen and Valerian make their way back down the mountain, they find Greil leading the villagers to the site of Vermithrax's body. Greil takes the dragon's death as a sign of deliverance by God. As the priest leads the villagers in prayers of thanks, a royal coach arrives bearing King Casiodorus. Taking up a broadsword, Casiodorus goes to Vermithrax's body and drives the blade of the sword into the remains of the great beast's head as Horsrik calls out for all to hail Casiodorus Rex, Dragon Slayer. With the king taking credit for the death of Vermithrax, and the people of Urland turning to God and embracing Christianity, the age of magic-- and dragons-- has come to an end.Galen and Valerian have resumed their journey out of Urland, to find a new life together. Galen has resigned himself to his new life as an ex-sorcerer and common man. Valerian knows he will miss Ulrich; not just as his master, but as a great friend and father figure. But unlike Galen, Valerian is very glad that the amulet is destroyed and gone. She tells Galen that he may not be a sorcerer anymore, but it matters nothing to her, as long as she has him. Galen takes comfort in her love for him... but then wishes that the two of them just had a horse.No sooner does Galen voice this wish when a beautiful white horse trots into view behind them over the edge of the hill. Valerian turns and stares, completely dumbfounded, as Galen can only give a huge, goofy grin. Dragonslayer comes to a close, the credits beginning to play as Galen and Valerian ride on the horse's back, continuing on their journey.

title: Dragonslayer

title: Dragonslayer

text: Dragonslayer

text: opens

text: with

text: a

text: small

text: group

text: of

text: villagers

text: journeying

text: to

text: a

text: lonely

text: tower

text: in

text: a

text: place

text: called

text: Cragganmore

text: This

text: tower

text: is

text: home

text: to

text: a

text: powerful

text: and

text: kindly

text: old

text: sorcerer

text: named

text: Ulrich

text: Sir

text: Ralph

text: Richardson

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: manservant

text: Hodge

text: Sydney

text: Bromley

text: answers

text: the

text: knock

text: and

text: turns

text: them

text: away

text: He

text: tells

text: them

text: he

text: knows

text: that

text: the

text: villagers

text: have

text: travelled

text: far

text: and

text: are

text: on

text: urgent

text: business

text: but

text: Ulrich

text: will

text: still

text: not

text: see

text: them

text: One

text: of

text: the

text: villagers

text: asks

text: the

text: leader

text: of

text: the

text: group

text: a

text: young

text: man

text: named

text: Valerian

text: Caitlin

text: Clarke

text: what

text: they

text: will

text: do

text: now

text: From

text: the

text: villager

text: it

text: is

text: implied

text: that

text: Valerian

text: is

text: the

text: one

text: who

text: was

text: certain

text: that

text: they

text: could

text: turn

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: for

text: help

text: with

text: their

text: problems

text: and

text: organized

text: the

text: small

text: group

text: to

text: come

text: to

text: the

text: tower

text: Valerian

text: boldly

text: steps

text: forward

text: and

text: shouts

text: out

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: that

text: he

text: and

text: his

text: group

text: will

text: not

text: leave

text: the

text: doorstep

text: of

text: the

text: tower

text: until

text: they

text: are

text: heard

text: Glancing

text: to

text: his

text: right

text: Valerian

text: spots

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: apprentice

text: Galen

text: Peter

text: MacNicol

text: looking

text: back

text: at

text: the

text: group

text: through

text: a

text: window

text: Galen

text: goes

text: to

text: his

text: master

text: who

text: is

text: in

text: a

text: magical

text: trance

text: and

text: rouses

text: him

text: from

text: it

text: telling

text: him

text: they

text: have

text: visitors

text: Ulrich

text: responds

text: that

text: he

text: knows

text: they

text: are

text: there

text: and

text: that

text: the

text: business

text: they

text: have

text: come

text: on

text: is

text: truly

text: dire

text: He

text: then

text: shares

text: a

text: bit

text: of

text: disturbing

text: news

text: with

text: Galen

text: Ulrich

text: has

text: foreseen

text: his

text: own

text: death

text: Valerian

text: and

text: his

text: group

text: are

text: brought

text: into

text: the

text: tower

text: while

text: Ulrich

text: and

text: Galen

text: prepare

text: to

text: greet

text: them

text: Ulrich

text: and

text: Galen

text: talk

text: as

text: they

text: attire

text: themselves

text: appropriately

text: Ulrich

text: says

text: his

text: outfit

text: is

text: the

text: same

text: as

text: that

text: worn

text: by

text: his

text: own

text: master

text: before

text: he

text: died

text: and

text: he

text: had

text: once

text: changed

text: lead

text: into

text: gold

text: a

text: feat

text: Ulrich

text: could

text: never

text: duplicate

text: Galen

text: would

text: stand

text: to

text: inherit

text: a

text: fortune

text: Galen

text: is

text: disturbed

text: by

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: prattling

text: because

text: he

text: does

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: see

text: his

text: master

text: die

text: But

text: Ulrich

text: says

text: he

text: welcomes

text: it

text: His

text: life

text: as

text: a

text: sorcerer

text: he

text: feels

text: has

text: accomplished

text: little

text: He

text: asks

text: Galen

text: how

text: his

text: studies

text: are

text: going

text: and

text: if

text: he

text: truly

text: still

text: wishes

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: sorcerer

text: Galen

text: says

text: he

text: wishes

text: it

text: more

text: than

text: anything

text: Ulrich

text: and

text: Galen

text: appear

text: before

text: the

text: villagers

text: with

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: pomp

text: and

text: circumstance

text: that

text: leaves

text: them

text: a

text: little

text: non

text: plussed

text: Ulrich

text: asks

text: Valerian

text: to

text: identify

text: himself

text: Stepping

text: forward

text: Valerian

text: starts

text: to

text: explain

text: why

text: they

text: are

text: here

text: and

text: Ulrich

text: says

text: he

text: already

text: knows

text: that

text: the

text: group

text: has

text: traveled

text: from

text: Urland

text: to

text: see

text: him

text: Ulrich

text: sits

text: at

text: a

text: stone

text: table

text: and

text: asks

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: artifacts

text: Valerian

text: slides

text: a

text: pack

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: who

text: pulls

text: out

text: a

text: couple

text: of

text: scales

text: He

text: asks

text: Valerian

text: how

text: he

text: came

text: by

text: them

text: and

text: Valerian

text: says

text: he

text: found

text: them

text: at

text: the

text: foot

text: of

text: the

text: lair

text: Ulrich

text: asks

text: what

text: else

text: Valerian

text: brought

text: and

text: the

text: young

text: man

text: pulls

text: out

text: what

text: he

text: says

text: is

text: a

text: claw--

text: this

text: claw

text: being

text: nearly

text: as

text: long

text: as

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: forearm

text: from

text: elbow

text: to

text: wrist

text: Ulrich

text: stares

text: in

text: surprise

text: and

text: says

text: that

text: the

text: object

text: is

text: no

text: claw

text: but

text: a

text: tooth

text: He

text: asks

text: if

text: the

text: villagers

text: truly

text: expect

text: him

text: to

text: do

text: battle

text: with

text: the

text: creature

text: the

text: villagers

text: fear--

text: a

text: dragon

text: Valerian

text: listens

text: to

text: the

text: short

text: list

text: of

text: wizards

text: and

text: sorcerers

text: that

text: Ulrich

text: suggests

text: and

text: flatly

text: responds

text: that

text: they

text: are

text: all

text: dead

text: Ulrich

text: is

text: the

text: only

text: one

text: left

text: Valerian

text: goes

text: on

text: to

text: state

text: that

text: twice

text: each

text: year

text: at

text: the

text: spring

text: and

text: autumn

text: equinoxes

text: the

text: king

text: of

text: Urland

text: selects

text: a

text: new

text: victim--

text: a

text: young

text: maiden

text: at

text: the

text: cusp

text: of

text: young

text: adulthood

text: still

text: virgin

text: and

text: offers

text: her

text: to

text: the

text: dragon

text: as

text: a

text: sacrifice

text: Ulrich

text: knows

text: that

text: the

text: selection

text: is

text: done

text: by

text: lottery

text: calling

text: it

text: barbaric

text: He

text: muses

text: how

text: the

text: dragon

text: leaves

text: the

text: villages

text: of

text: the

text: kingdom

text: live

text: in

text: peace

text: in

text: return

text: for

text: these

text: sacrifices

text: and

text: says

text: the

text: king

text: has

text: made

text: a

text: pact

text: with

text: a

text: monster

text: In

text: response

text: to

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: challenging

text: question

text: on

text: whether

text: he

text: fears

text: dragons

text: Ulrich

text: says

text: that

text: it

text: is

text: because

text: of

text: sorcerers

text: that

text: dragons

text: exist

text: The

text: skies

text: used

text: to

text: be

text: dotted

text: with

text: them

text: and

text: they

text: were

text: noble

text: majestic

text: creatures

text: He

text: knows

text: the

text: dragon

text: to

text: whom

text: the

text: scales

text: belong--

text: it

text: is

text: called

text: Vermithrax

text: Looking

text: over

text: the

text: scales

text: closely

text: he

text: explains

text: why

text: Vermithrax

text: forces

text: Urland

text: to

text: sacrifice

text: virgins

text: to

text: it

text: in

text: return

text: for

text: not

text: destroying

text: them--

text: Vermithrax

text: has

text: reached

text: a

text: venerable

text: old

text: age

text: older

text: than

text: many

text: dragons

text: normally

text: live

text: to

text: and

text: has

text: grown

text: feeble

text: and

text: decrepit

text: It

text: lives

text: a

text: life

text: of

text: constant

text: pain

text: which

text: has

text: made

text: it

text: spiteful

text: and

text: vengeful

text: toward

text: anything

text: that

text: lives

text: Ulrich

text: has

text: donned

text: a

text: traveling

text: pack

text: and

text: taken

text: up

text: his

text: staff

text: to

text: journey

text: with

text: Valerian

text: and

text: his

text: fellow

text: villagers

text: back

text: to

text: Urland

text: But

text: an

text: unpleasant

text: surprise

text: is

text: waiting

text: for

text: them

text: outside

text: the

text: tower--

text: Tyrian

text: captain

text: of

text: the

text: royal

text: guard

text: John

text: Hallam

text: Valerian

text: is

text: immediately

text: confrontational

text: with

text: Tyrian

text: who

text: says

text: he

text: does

text: n't

text: question

text: Valerian

text: traveling

text: even

text: far

text: from

text: Urland--

text: his

text: concern

text: is

text: the

text: visit

text: to

text: a

text: sorcerer

text: He

text: knows

text: that

text: Valerian

text: has

text: come

text: here

text: to

text: ask

text: for

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: aid

text: in

text: slaying

text: Vermithrax

text: Tyrian

text: claims

text: to

text: have

text: no

text: love

text: for

text: Vermithrax

text: but

text: before

text: he

text: consents

text: to

text: an

text: attempt

text: to

text: slay

text: the

text: dragon

text: he

text: wants

text: assurances

text: that

text: Valerian

text: has

text: found

text: a

text: suitable

text: challenger

text: He

text: gives

text: a

text: long

text: diatribe

text: about

text: how

text: and

text: why

text: sorcerers

text: do

text: n't

text: prove

text: their

text: true

text: power

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: a

text: doubter

text: Ulrich

text: determines

text: to

text: silence

text: all

text: argument

text: He

text: doffs

text: his

text: amulet

text: and

text: orders

text: Galen

text: to

text: return

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: conjuring

text: room

text: and

text: then

text: bring

text: out

text: a

text: dagger

text: that

text: is

text: there

text: He

text: then

text: tells

text: Tyrian

text: that

text: he

text: will

text: have

text: his

text: test

text: Galen

text: tosses

text: the

text: dagger

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: conjuring

text: room

text: 's

text: window

text: where

text: Ulrich

text: hands

text: it

text: to

text: Tyrian

text: who

text: satisfies

text: himself

text: that

text: the

text: dagger

text: is

text: sharp

text: Giving

text: a

text: brief

text: incantation

text: Ulrich

text: opens

text: his

text: tunic

text: and

text: puts

text: the

text: point

text: of

text: the

text: dagger

text: to

text: his

text: chest

text: where

text: his

text: heart

text: is

text: He

text: is

text: offering

text: Tyrian

text: to

text: test

text: him

text: by

text: stabbing

text: him

text: through

text: the

text: heart

text: with

text: the

text: dagger

text: Seeing

text: this

text: Galen

text: starts

text: to

text: rush

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: tower

text: but

text: all

text: the

text: doors

text: and

text: windows

text: quickly

text: shut

text: trapping

text: him

text: inside

text: Outside

text: Ulrich

text: assures

text: Tyrian

text: that

text: he

text: can

text: not

text: hurt

text: him

text: Tyrian

text: stares

text: at

text: Ulrich

text: for

text: a

text: moment

text: then

text: takes

text: hold

text: of

text: the

text: sorcerer

text: 's

text: shoulder

text: to

text: brace

text: himself

text: and

text: thrusts

text: the

text: dagger

text: home

text: Everyone

text: stares

text: for

text: a

text: minute

text: as

text: Ulrich

text: simply

text: looks

text: up

text: at

text: the

text: window

text: from

text: which

text: Galen

text: tossed

text: out

text: the

text: dagger

text: Then

text: slowly

text: without

text: a

text: word

text: he

text: falls

text: to

text: his

text: knees

text: and

text: then

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: dead

text: Disgusted

text: but

text: also

text: smug

text: Tyrian

text: signals

text: to

text: his

text: soldiers

text: who

text: leave

text: the

text: tower

text: wordlessly

text: Inside

text: the

text: tower

text: Galen

text: slumps

text: in

text: grief

text: seeing

text: his

text: master

text: slain

text: He

text: is

text: oblivious

text: to

text: the

text: tower

text: windows

text: and

text: doors

text: all

text: re

text: opening

text: The

text: Urland

text: villagers

text: watch

text: as

text: Galen

text: tends

text: to

text: his

text: master

text: 's

text: funeral

text: properly

text: attiring

text: the

text: body

text: and

text: burning

text: it

text: on

text: a

text: pyre

text: The

text: villagers

text: look

text: at

text: the

text: fire

text: for

text: a

text: moment

text: seeing

text: that

text: it

text: burns

text: green

text: Then

text: as

text: one

text: they

text: turn

text: and

text: start

text: to

text: hasten

text: on

text: their

text: way

text: Hodge

text: gathers

text: the

text: ashes

text: into

text: a

text: pouch

text: showing

text: he

text: has

text: quickly

text: lost

text: all

text: faith

text: in

text: Ulrich

text: having

text: ever

text: been

text: a

text: true

text: sorcerer

text: Galen

text: goes

text: through

text: his

text: chores

text: in

text: the

text: conjuring

text: room

text: still

text: in

text: shock

text: over

text: his

text: master

text: 's

text: death

text: He

text: finds

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: amulet

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: beside

text: him

text: which

text: is

text: baffling

text: to

text: the

text: young

text: apprentice

text: because

text: he

text: put

text: it

text: in

text: a

text: small

text: chest

text: He

text: opens

text: the

text: chest

text: finding

text: it

text: empty

text: and

text: puts

text: the

text: amulet

text: back

text: inside

text: placing

text: a

text: rock

text: over

text: the

text: lid

text: Resuming

text: his

text: chores

text: he

text: finds

text: the

text: amulet

text: suddenly

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: him

text: again

text: Galen

text: and

text: Hodge

text: are

text: walking

text: through

text: the

text: countryside

text: Hodge

text: rambling

text: a

text: series

text: of

text: complaints

text: about

text: his

text: treatment

text: over

text: his

text: long

text: years

text: of

text: service

text: Galen

text: uses

text: a

text: few

text: magic

text: feats

text: to

text: silence

text: him

text: He

text: tells

text: Hodge

text: he

text: had

text: plenty

text: of

text: respect

text: for

text: his

text: master

text: but

text: he

text: is

text: the

text: one

text: who

text: is

text: master

text: now

text: The

text: Urland

text: villagers

text: are

text: camping

text: for

text: the

text: night

text: while

text: en

text: route

text: back

text: home

text: Greil

text: Albert

text: Salmi

text: is

text: very

text: bitter

text: at

text: all

text: that

text: has

text: transpired

text: tearing

text: into

text: Valerian

text: for

text: having

text: led

text: them

text: to

text: Cragganmore

text: Valerian

text: on

text: the

text: other

text: hand

text: does

text: not

text: defend

text: himself

text: he

text: feels

text: Greil

text: is

text: right

text: He

text: led

text: Greil

text: and

text: the

text: other

text: villagers

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: for

text: nothing

text: Suddenly

text: the

text: villagers

text: react

text: to

text: some

text: disturbance

text: though

text: they

text: can

text: not

text: identify

text: it

text: just

text: yet

text: A

text: flash

text: issues

text: from

text: the

text: campfire

text: and

text: Galen

text: and

text: Hodge

text: are

text: there

text: Galen

text: boldly

text: tells

text: the

text: Urland

text: villagers

text: that

text: he

text: will

text: fulfill

text: the

text: task

text: they

text: came

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: for

text: as

text: the

text: inheritor

text: of

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: craft

text: and

text: knowledge

text: he

text: will

text: serve

text: their

text: needs

text: as

text: the

text: sorcerer

text: they

text: sought

text: The

text: need

text: of

text: the

text: Urland

text: villagers

text: is

text: then

text: shown

text: as

text: group

text: of

text: royal

text: guard

text: are

text: bringing

text: Vermithrax

text: another

text: sacrifice

text: Yolande

text: Palfrey

text: She

text: is

text: dressed

text: in

text: a

text: white

text: gown

text: with

text: a

text: garland

text: of

text: white

text: flowers

text: around

text: her

text: head

text: and

text: she

text: is

text: chained

text: with

text: heavy

text: steel

text: manacles

text: The

text: horse

text: pulling

text: the

text: cart

text: carrying

text: the

text: woman

text: stops

text: and

text: fusses

text: incessantly

text: refusing

text: to

text: proceed

text: further

text: Soldiers

text: place

text: a

text: hood

text: over

text: the

text: terrified

text: young

text: woman

text: 's

text: head

text: and

text: half

text: pull

text: half

text: drag

text: her

text: to

text: a

text: tall

text: ceremonial

text: stake

text: driven

text: into

text: the

text: ground

text: A

text: ring

text: in

text: her

text: shackles

text: is

text: placed

text: through

text: a

text: hook

text: at

text: the

text: top

text: of

text: the

text: stake

text: so

text: her

text: arms

text: are

text: raised

text: above

text: her

text: head

text: as

text: the

text: king

text: 's

text: minister

text: recites

text: a

text: proclamation

text: about

text: her

text: sacrifice

text: being

text: for

text: the

text: greater

text: good

text: of

text: Urland

text: and

text: her

text: father

text: will

text: be

text: recompensed

text: for

text: the

text: loss

text: of

text: his

text: daughter

text: by

text: being

text: exempt

text: from

text: royal

text: taxes

text: for

text: five

text: years

text: Midway

text: through

text: the

text: diatribe

text: the

text: ground

text: begins

text: to

text: shake

text: prompting

text: everyone

text: to

text: flee

text: leaving

text: the

text: frightened

text: sacrifice

text: to

text: her

text: fate--

text: and

text: leaving

text: the

text: hapless

text: horse

text: that

text: drew

text: the

text: cart

text: she

text: was

text: transported

text: in

text: as

text: well

text: The

text: young

text: woman

text: manages

text: to

text: pull

text: the

text: hood

text: off

text: of

text: her

text: head

text: as

text: the

text: soldiers

text: servants

text: and

text: minister

text: clear

text: away

text: from

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: Struggling

text: in

text: desperate

text: terror

text: against

text: her

text: manacles

text: she

text: manages

text: to

text: wrench

text: one

text: wrist

text: free

text: nearly

text: shattering

text: it

text: in

text: the

text: process

text: But

text: it

text: is

text: too

text: late--

text: one

text: massive

text: claw

text: emerges

text: from

text: the

text: entrance

text: to

text: the

text: lair

text: Then

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: massive

text: head

text: Thrashing

text: and

text: pulling

text: wildly

text: the

text: young

text: lady

text: finally

text: wrenches

text: her

text: other

text: wrist

text: through

text: the

text: manacle

text: crushing

text: her

text: wrist

text: and

text: hand

text: and

text: turns

text: to

text: flee

text: from

text: the

text: dragon

text: But

text: even

text: in

text: its

text: old

text: age

text: and

text: decrepit

text: state

text: Vermithrax

text: can

text: cover

text: far

text: more

text: ground

text: with

text: each

text: step

text: than

text: the

text: sacrificial

text: victim

text: Overtaking

text: her

text: easily

text: the

text: ancient

text: dragon

text: arrests

text: her

text: flight

text: with

text: its

text: tail

text: The

text: petrified

text: girl

text: can

text: only

text: huddle

text: against

text: the

text: lair

text: wall

text: and

text: scream

text: in

text: anguish

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: incinerates

text: her

text: with

text: a

text: blast

text: of

text: its

text: fiery

text: breath

text: Valerian

text: awakes

text: abruptly

text: at

text: daybreak

text: and

text: quietly

text: steps

text: away

text: from

text: the

text: camp

text: Galen

text: awakes

text: a

text: short

text: bit

text: later

text: and

text: wanders

text: over

text: to

text: a

text: nearby

text: lake

text: to

text: bathe

text: He

text: finds

text: Valerian

text: there

text: ordering

text: Galen

text: away

text: urgently

text: Valerian

text: is

text: very

text: insistent

text: on

text: not

text: sharing

text: the

text: lake

text: with

text: Galen

text: or

text: being

text: seen

text: while

text: bathing

text: Galen

text: dives

text: into

text: the

text: water

text: and

text: is

text: swimming

text: toward

text: Valerian

text: underwater

text: Drawing

text: close

text: Galen

text: finds

text: out

text: why

text: Valerian

text: was

text: so

text: intent

text: on

text: driving

text: Galen

text: away

text: He

text: shoots

text: up

text: to

text: the

text: surface

text: choking

text: on

text: water

text: at

text: the

text: shock

text: of

text: what

text: he

text: 'd

text: seen--

text: Valerian

text: is

text: in

text: fact

text: a

text: young

text: woman

text: not

text: a

text: man

text: Still

text: overtaken

text: by

text: the

text: shock

text: neither

text: of

text: them

text: notices

text: Tyrian

text: lurking

text: nearby

text: Tyrian

text: does

text: not

text: notice

text: the

text: secret

text: Valerian

text: has

text: been

text: hiding

text: but

text: he

text: notices

text: Galen

text: there

text: and

text: he

text: is

text: n't

text: pleased

text: He

text: orders

text: a

text: retainer

text: to

text: fetch

text: him

text: his

text: bow

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: are

text: dressing

text: and

text: Galen

text: is

text: trying

text: to

text: promise

text: he

text: will

text: tell

text: nobody

text: what

text: he

text: 's

text: seen

text: Valerian

text: only

text: blames

text: her

text: own

text: carelessness

text: She

text: mentions

text: that

text: nobody

text: has

text: ever

text: known

text: the

text: truth

text: about

text: her

text: except

text: only

text: her

text: father

text: since

text: the

text: day

text: she

text: was

text: born

text: Galen

text: realizes

text: she

text: 's

text: referring

text: to

text: the

text: lottery--

text: daughters

text: are

text: chosen

text: but

text: sons

text: are

text: not

text: Valerian

text: then

text: remarks

text: that

text: noble

text: families

text: paying

text: enough

text: in

text: bribes

text: are

text: never

text: entered

text: into

text: the

text: lottery--

text: to

text: say

text: nothing

text: of

text: the

text: king

text: 's

text: own

text: daughter

text: Princess

text: Elspeth

text: Chloe

text: Salaman

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: on

text: the

text: other

text: hand

text: is

text: a

text: simple

text: blacksmith

text: and

text: poor

text: as

text: are

text: many

text: of

text: the

text: fathers

text: of

text: eligible

text: young

text: women

text: As

text: Valerian

text: leaves

text: the

text: lake

text: Galen

text: notices

text: a

text: small

text: flock

text: of

text: birds

text: startled

text: by

text: something

text: Looking

text: around

text: he

text: gazes

text: into

text: the

text: lake

text: 's

text: reflective

text: surface

text: and

text: sees

text: a

text: vision

text: of

text: Tyrian

text: approaching

text: on

text: horseback

text: with

text: soldiers

text: and

text: Tyrian

text: drawing

text: his

text: bow

text: in

text: ambush

text: Galen

text: rushes

text: back

text: toward

text: camp

text: frantically

text: calling

text: to

text: Hodge

text: but

text: it

text: is

text: too

text: late

text: Hodge

text: has

text: been

text: shot

text: through

text: the

text: chest

text: with

text: an

text: arrow

text: and

text: is

text: mortally

text: wounded

text: As

text: he

text: dies

text: he

text: cryptically

text: tells

text: Galen

text: to

text: take

text: the

text: pouch

text: with

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: ashes

text: find

text: a

text: lake

text: of

text: burning

text: water

text: and

text: throw

text: the

text: ashes

text: in

text: Galen

text: tries

text: to

text: use

text: his

text: amulet

text: to

text: save

text: Hodge

text: but

text: fails

text: Galen

text: and

text: party

text: sail

text: in

text: a

text: small

text: boat

text: back

text: to

text: Urland

text: As

text: they

text: disembark

text: on

text: the

text: Urland

text: shore

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: his

text: men

text: are

text: still

text: following

text: from

text: a

text: distance

text: and

text: watching

text: The

text: party

text: continues

text: along

text: a

text: trail

text: on

text: foot

text: Valerian

text: impatiently

text: trying

text: to

text: get

text: Galen

text: to

text: keep

text: moving

text: But

text: when

text: she

text: mentions

text: they

text: are

text: near

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: Galen

text: stops

text: and

text: moves

text: off

text: the

text: trail

text: saying

text: over

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: protest

text: that

text: they

text: are

text: safe

text: if

text: they

text: keep

text: moving

text: that

text: he

text: wants

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: lair

text: Valerian

text: and

text: Greil

text: must

text: reluctantly

text: gather

text: the

text: rest

text: of

text: the

text: villagers

text: and

text: follow

text: Poking

text: around

text: the

text: lair

text: 's

text: entrance

text: Galen

text: finds

text: the

text: chains

text: that

text: had

text: been

text: used

text: to

text: bind

text: the

text: sacrificed

text: maiden

text: and

text: dripping

text: water

text: around

text: the

text: entrance

text: that

text: becomes

text: steam

text: as

text: it

text: hits

text: the

text: floor

text: He

text: inquires

text: if

text: there

text: are

text: other

text: entrances

text: and

text: is

text: told

text: there

text: are

text: Valerian

text: and

text: Greil

text: angrily

text: try

text: to

text: convince

text: Galen

text: to

text: leave

text: Vermithrax

text: alone

text: but

text: Galen

text: pays

text: no

text: attention

text: starting

text: to

text: venture

text: into

text: the

text: cavern

text: He

text: picks

text: up

text: another

text: shed

text: scale

text: and

text: then

text: hears

text: a

text: brief

text: rumble

text: A

text: gout

text: of

text: smoke

text: from

text: deeper

text: in

text: the

text: cave

text: satisfies

text: Galen

text: that

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: lair

text: Emerging

text: quickly

text: Galen

text: drops

text: his

text: cloak

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: and

text: pulls

text: his

text: amulet

text: out

text: from

text: under

text: his

text: shirt

text: Holding

text: it

text: up

text: he

text: recites

text: an

text: arcane

text: chant

text: At

text: first

text: nothing

text: appears

text: to

text: happen

text: but

text: Galen

text: continues

text: to

text: concentrate

text: and

text: his

text: amulet

text: begins

text: to

text: glow

text: Slowly

text: at

text: first

text: several

text: rocks

text: begin

text: to

text: fall

text: from

text: the

text: top

text: of

text: the

text: cliff

text: face

text: A

text: full

text: scale

text: rockslide

text: is

text: triggered

text: burying

text: the

text: entrance

text: in

text: tons

text: of

text: rock

text: and

text: rubble

text: Everyone

text: is

text: forced

text: to

text: leap

text: for

text: cover

text: as

text: the

text: rockslide

text: collapses

text: the

text: cliffside

text: further

text: sealing

text: off

text: the

text: entrance

text: to

text: the

text: lair

text: As

text: they

text: all

text: emerge

text: Valerian

text: excitedly

text: shouts

text: that

text: Galen

text: has

text: done

text: it--

text: he

text: 's

text: saved

text: Urland

text: Back

text: at

text: the

text: village

text: a

text: celebration

text: is

text: underway

text: regaling

text: its

text: hero

text: Galen

text: performs

text: some

text: slight

text: of

text: hand

text: tricks

text: to

text: amuse

text: the

text: village

text: children

text: Dragon

text: effigies

text: are

text: burned

text: musicians

text: play

text: and

text: the

text: villagers

text: dance

text: and

text: make

text: merry

text: all

text: except

text: one

text: In

text: the

text: attic

text: of

text: her

text: home

text: Valerian

text: is

text: holding

text: up

text: a

text: mirror

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: herself

text: and

text: holding

text: a

text: dress

text: against

text: the

text: front

text: of

text: her

text: body

text: As

text: she

text: turns

text: the

text: mirror

text: for

text: a

text: better

text: view

text: her

text: father

text: notices

text: and

text: hurries

text: to

text: get

text: her

text: to

text: put

text: the

text: dress

text: away

text: back

text: in

text: the

text: trunks

text: in

text: the

text: attic

text: warning

text: that

text: she

text: might

text: be

text: seen

text: Being

text: seen

text: is

text: exactly

text: what

text: Valerian

text: now

text: wants

text: Tired

text: of

text: continuing

text: the

text: masquerade

text: Valerian

text: dons

text: the

text: dress

text: with

text: a

text: headdress

text: and

text: sandals

text: and

text: boldly

text: steps

text: outside

text: into

text: the

text: village

text: as

text: her

text: true

text: self

text: The

text: celebration

text: stops

text: everyone

text: turning

text: and

text: staring

text: as

text: some

text: of

text: the

text: children

text: start

text: to

text: gather

text: around

text: Valerian

text: trying

text: to

text: touch

text: her

text: arms

text: as

text: if

text: not

text: quite

text: sure

text: that

text: what

text: they

text: are

text: seeing

text: is

text: real

text: Galen

text: quickly

text: comes

text: up

text: to

text: Valerian

text: and

text: takes

text: her

text: hand

text: He

text: calls

text: out

text: to

text: the

text: musicians

text: who

text: begin

text: to

text: play

text: again

text: Galen

text: takes

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: hand

text: and

text: leads

text: her

text: into

text: a

text: dance

text: Slowly

text: a

text: few

text: of

text: the

text: villagers

text: start

text: to

text: join

text: and

text: then

text: more

text: and

text: finally

text: the

text: celebration

text: resumes

text: in

text: full

text: swing

text: Greil

text: drinking

text: with

text: a

text: friend

text: is

text: thoughtful

text: wishing

text: he

text: 'd

text: been

text: as

text: clever

text: as

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: Greil

text: is

text: also

text: wondering

text: how

text: it

text: is

text: that

text: a

text: priest

text: came

text: to

text: the

text: village

text: at

text: the

text: very

text: moment

text: of

text: Galen

text: 's

text: triumph

text: The

text: village

text: 's

text: celebration

text: is

text: cut

text: short

text: at

text: the

text: arrival

text: of

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: several

text: soldiers

text: Tyrian

text: announces

text: that

text: King

text: Casiodorus

text: Peter

text: Eyre

text: wishes

text: to

text: meet

text: Galen

text: in

text: person

text: Galen

text: is

text: deeply

text: suspicious

text: as

text: to

text: the

text: nature

text: of

text: the

text: gratitude

text: that

text: Galen

text: says

text: the

text: king

text: wishes

text: to

text: show

text: but

text: Tyrian

text: a

text: bit

text: sternly

text: says

text: that

text: if

text: he

text: 'd

text: been

text: sent

text: to

text: kill

text: Galen

text: he

text: 'd

text: have

text: done

text: it

text: already--

text: the

text: king

text: wishes

text: merely

text: to

text: meet

text: Galen

text: and

text: speak

text: to

text: him

text: Galen

text: is

text: brought

text: before

text: the

text: king

text: and

text: his

text: court

text: in

text: the

text: royal

text: castle

text: to

text: give

text: a

text: demonstration

text: of

text: his

text: skill

text: in

text: sorcery

text: King

text: Casiodorus

text: is

text: neither

text: amused

text: nor

text: impressed

text: at

text: the

text: paltry

text: display

text: of

text: tricks

text: and

text: finally

text: starts

text: to

text: explain

text: to

text: Galen

text: about

text: his

text: brother

text: King

text: Gazerick

text: Gazerick

text: assembled

text: a

text: whole

text: army

text: and

text: rode

text: out

text: to

text: do

text: battle

text: with

text: Vermithrax

text: but

text: the

text: dragon

text: slaughtered

text: the

text: entire

text: army

text: and

text: then

text: went

text: on

text: a

text: rampage

text: across

text: the

text: countryside

text: incinerating

text: whole

text: fields

text: and

text: villages

text: Death

text: and

text: famine

text: followed

text: in

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: wake

text: until

text: Casiodorus

text: instituted

text: the

text: lottery

text: and

text: began

text: offering

text: the

text: sacrifice

text: of

text: young

text: maidens

text: Vermithrax

text: became

text: appeased

text: and

text: ceased

text: its

text: attacks

text: on

text: the

text: villages

text: Casiodorus

text: notices

text: the

text: bulge

text: under

text: Galen

text: 's

text: shirt

text: and

text: pulls

text: the

text: amulet

text: away

text: angrily

text: confronting

text: Galen

text: for

text: toying

text: with

text: such

text: a

text: dangerous

text: beast

text: He

text: justifies

text: the

text: lottery

text: and

text: the

text: sacrifices

text: by

text: pointing

text: to

text: the

text: hundreds

text: of

text: lives

text: that

text: are

text: saved

text: in

text: the

text: process

text: But

text: Galen

text: adhering

text: to

text: his

text: master

text: 's

text: beliefs

text: tells

text: the

text: king

text: that

text: he

text: can

text: not

text: make

text: a

text: shameful

text: peace

text: with

text: a

text: monster

text: like

text: Vermithrax

text: which

text: as

text: Galen

text: insists

text: is

text: now

text: dead

text: Casiodorus

text: merely

text: says

text: we

text: shall

text: see

text: before

text: ordering

text: that

text: Galen

text: be

text: imprisoned

text: in

text: the

text: royal

text: dungeons

text: At

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: lair

text: rocks

text: and

text: stones

text: all

text: about

text: the

text: destroyed

text: cliff

text: face

text: begin

text: to

text: smoke

text: and

text: smolder

text: Galen

text: draws

text: a

text: small

text: pentagram

text: in

text: chalk

text: on

text: the

text: floor

text: of

text: his

text: dungeon

text: cell

text: and

text: tries

text: to

text: use

text: his

text: magic

text: to

text: escape

text: but

text: fails

text: Suddenly

text: he

text: hears

text: a

text: voice

text: behind

text: him

text: translating

text: his

text: words--

text: it

text: is

text: Princess

text: Elspeth

text: who

text: as

text: she

text: tells

text: Galen

text: is

text: schooled

text: in

text: both

text: Latin

text: the

text: language

text: Galen

text: spoke

text: in

text: and

text: Greek

text: Elspeth

text: begs

text: Galen

text: not

text: to

text: view

text: her

text: father

text: and

text: royal

text: court

text: as

text: the

text: same

text: kind

text: of

text: monsters

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: She

text: insists

text: that

text: despite

text: the

text: loss

text: of

text: life

text: and

text: seeming

text: cruelty

text: of

text: the

text: lottery

text: her

text: father

text: as

text: king

text: must

text: protect

text: his

text: people

text: But

text: Galen

text: counters

text: by

text: pointing

text: out

text: that

text: Casiodorus

text: is

text: also

text: protecting

text: Elspeth

text: He

text: confronts

text: her

text: with

text: his

text: knowledge

text: that

text: the

text: wealthy

text: noble

text: families

text: pay

text: bribes

text: so

text: that

text: their

text: daughters

text: are

text: exempt

text: from

text: the

text: lottery

text: He

text: is

text: surprised

text: to

text: find

text: that

text: Elspeth

text: truly

text: knows

text: nothing

text: of

text: her

text: father

text: 's

text: plans

text: her

text: protests

text: to

text: the

text: contrary

text: sound

text: very

text: genuine

text: Elspeth

text: excuses

text: herself

text: as

text: the

text: countryside

text: begins

text: to

text: experience

text: tremors

text: Elspeth

text: goes

text: to

text: confront

text: her

text: father

text: on

text: what

text: she

text: 's

text: learned

text: She

text: had

text: thought

text: that

text: her

text: name

text: had

text: been

text: included

text: in

text: every

text: lottery

text: since

text: she

text: came

text: of

text: age

text: Casiodorus

text: busy

text: trying

text: to

text: study

text: Galen

text: 's

text: amulet

text: and

text: trying

text: to

text: turn

text: lead

text: into

text: gold

text: pays

text: only

text: minimal

text: attention

text: to

text: his

text: daughter

text: and

text: his

text: attempts

text: to

text: assure

text: her

text: that

text: she

text: had

text: been

text: in

text: every

text: lottery

text: the

text: same

text: as

text: all

text: other

text: young

text: women

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: are

text: all

text: in

text: vain--

text: Elspeth

text: sees

text: through

text: him

text: immediately

text: and

text: confronts

text: him

text: for

text: lying

text: to

text: her

text: Angry

text: at

text: Elspeth

text: Casiodorus

text: snaps

text: his

text: head

text: up

text: to

text: confront

text: her

text: but

text: the

text: whole

text: kingdom

text: is

text: struck

text: by

text: an

text: earthquake

text: that

text: tells

text: everyone

text: that

text: all

text: is

text: anything

text: but

text: well

text: Elspeth

text: goes

text: back

text: to

text: the

text: dungeon

text: and

text: opens

text: up

text: the

text: cell

text: so

text: Galen

text: can

text: escape

text: Tyrian

text: promptly

text: spots

text: Galen

text: and

text: organizes

text: his

text: men

text: to

text: try

text: and

text: stop

text: him

text: Galen

text: acquires

text: a

text: horse

text: and

text: escapes

text: through

text: a

text: wall

text: that

text: collapses

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: him

text: He

text: passes

text: by

text: Casiodorus

text: who

text: calls

text: him

text: a

text: fool--

text: the

text: earthquake

text: can

text: only

text: mean

text: one

text: thing

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: still

text: alive

text: and

text: very

text: angry

text: The

text: priest

text: Brother

text: Jacobus

text: Ian

text: McDiarmid

text: leads

text: the

text: Urland

text: villagers

text: to

text: the

text: buried

text: lair

text: and

text: tries

text: to

text: lead

text: them

text: in

text: prayer

text: asking

text: God

text: to

text: throw

text: Lucifer

text: back

text: down

text: into

text: the

text: depths

text: of

text: Hell

text: but

text: the

text: prayer

text: is

text: useless

text: fire

text: erupts

text: from

text: the

text: ground

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: emerges

text: Everyone

text: flees

text: except

text: Brother

text: Jacobus

text: and

text: Greil

text: who

text: hides

text: behind

text: a

text: rock

text: and

text: watches

text: Vermithrax

text: emerge

text: through

text: a

text: fissure

text: in

text: the

text: ground

text: Brother

text: Jacobus

text: brazenly

text: confronts

text: Vermithrax

text: who

text: is

text: completely

text: unimpressed

text: with

text: the

text: priest

text: proving

text: so

text: with

text: a

text: blast

text: of

text: fiery

text: breath

text: that

text: burns

text: the

text: man

text: to

text: death

text: Vermithrax

text: then

text: flies

text: out

text: to

text: punish

text: the

text: village

text: and

text: its

text: people

text: Galen

text: sees

text: the

text: village

text: being

text: set

text: ablaze

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: unleashes

text: its

text: wrath

text: before

text: flying

text: off

text: again

text: Morning

text: comes

text: and

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: his

text: men

text: ride

text: into

text: the

text: village

text: Knowing

text: that

text: Galen

text: was

text: brought

text: to

text: the

text: village

text: by

text: Valerian

text: they

text: storm

text: her

text: home

text: looking

text: to

text: see

text: if

text: Galen

text: is

text: being

text: sheltered

text: there

text: Tyrian

text: tells

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: that

text: since

text: his

text: son

text: has

text: proven

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: daughter

text: she

text: will

text: now

text: be

text: entered

text: in

text: the

text: next

text: lottery

text: which

text: the

text: king

text: has

text: called

text: for

text: immediately

text: in

text: an

text: attempt

text: to

text: appease

text: Vermithrax

text: Valerian

text: however

text: is

text: unafraid

text: Feeling

text: guilty

text: at

text: all

text: the

text: maidens

text: who

text: died

text: while

text: she

text: lived

text: she

text: is

text: determined

text: to

text: face

text: the

text: jeopardy

text: and

text: risk

text: with

text: all

text: the

text: other

text: eligible

text: maidens

text: The

text: soldiers

text: do

text: not

text: find

text: Galen

text: anywhere

text: in

text: the

text: blacksmith

text: 's

text: home

text: and

text: leave

text: The

text: one

text: place

text: they

text: did

text: n't

text: check

text: is

text: a

text: secret

text: alcove

text: underneath

text: and

text: concealed

text: by

text: the

text: blacksmith

text: 's

text: anvil

text: Valerian

text: and

text: her

text: father

text: tilt

text: the

text: anvil

text: with

text: iron

text: rods

text: to

text: let

text: Galen

text: out

text: and

text: he

text: asks

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: if

text: he

text: has

text: ever

text: forged

text: a

text: great

text: weapon

text: The

text: blacksmith

text: has

text: indeed

text: forged

text: a

text: mighty

text: weapon

text: one

text: he

text: has

text: kept

text: hidden

text: away

text: at

text: the

text: bottom

text: of

text: a

text: waterfall

text: He

text: goes

text: to

text: retrieve

text: it

text: and

text: finish

text: perfecting

text: its

text: edge

text: so

text: Galen

text: can

text: try

text: to

text: slay

text: Vermithrax

text: properly

text: this

text: time

text: The

text: weapon

text: is

text: a

text: huge

text: masterfully

text: crafted

text: spear

text: that

text: the

text: blacksmith

text: has

text: named

text: Dragonslayer

text: He

text: shows

text: that

text: the

text: weapon

text: 's

text: blade

text: is

text: capable

text: of

text: shaving

text: metal

text: off

text: of

text: a

text: horseshoe

text: Valerian

text: however

text: is

text: still

text: not

text: satisfied

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: far

text: more

text: than

text: mere

text: flesh

text: and

text: blood

text: and

text: nobody

text: has

text: ever

text: wounded

text: it

text: before

text: Galen

text: says

text: that

text: she

text: is

text: right

text: He

text: needs

text: the

text: amulet

text: Nighttime

text: comes

text: and

text: all

text: the

text: villagers

text: gather

text: at

text: the

text: castle

text: for

text: the

text: lottery

text: Valerian

text: is

text: taken

text: and

text: placed

text: in

text: a

text: roped

text: off

text: section

text: where

text: all

text: the

text: nervous

text: young

text: women

text: wait

text: to

text: see

text: which

text: of

text: them

text: will

text: be

text: chosen

text: to

text: die

text: The

text: lots

text: are

text: all

text: placed

text: into

text: a

text: massive

text: iron

text: cauldron

text: and

text: stirred

text: with

text: a

text: long

text: rod

text: The

text: king

text: 's

text: minister

text: Horsrik

text: Roger

text: Kemp

text: pulls

text: a

text: lot

text: and

text: recites

text: the

text: royal

text: proclamation

text: as

text: precursor

text: to

text: identifying

text: the

text: chosen

text: sacrifice

text: However

text: as

text: Horsrik

text: prepares

text: to

text: read

text: the

text: name

text: he

text: suddenly

text: freezes

text: and

text: falls

text: silent

text: The

text: villagers

text: impatiently

text: chant

text: for

text: him

text: to

text: read

text: the

text: name

text: on

text: the

text: lot

text: Casiodorus

text: calls

text: for

text: silence

text: and

text: tells

text: Horsrik

text: to

text: read

text: the

text: name

text: Swallowing

text: nervously

text: Horsrik

text: announces

text: that

text: the

text: chosen

text: sacrifice

text: is

text: Princess

text: Elspeth

text: the

text: king

text: 's

text: daughter

text: King

text: Casiodorus

text: leaps

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: taking

text: the

text: lot

text: from

text: Horsrik

text: stammering

text: in

text: a

text: completely

text: unconvincing

text: tone

text: that

text: Horsrik

text: misspoke

text: the

text: name

text: on

text: the

text: lot

text: is

text: in

text: fact

text: illegible

text: and

text: he

text: will

text: personally

text: draw

text: a

text: new

text: lot

text: The

text: whole

text: of

text: the

text: villagers

text: following

text: Valerian

text: all

text: protest

text: that

text: no

text: mistake

text: was

text: made

text: and

text: the

text: name

text: should

text: stand

text: Ignoring

text: the

text: outraged

text: cries

text: from

text: Valerian

text: and

text: the

text: other

text: villagers

text: Casiodorus

text: draws

text: another

text: tile

text: staring

text: at

text: it

text: in

text: shock

text: At

text: that

text: moment

text: the

text: most

text: unlikely

text: of

text: saviors

text: steps

text: forward

text: Elspeth

text: herself

text: Taking

text: the

text: tile

text: from

text: her

text: father

text: 's

text: hand

text: she

text: raises

text: a

text: hand

text: to

text: quiet

text: the

text: villagers

text: and

text: says

text: that

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: mistake

text: the

text: name

text: on

text: the

text: tile

text: is

text: her

text: own

text: Now

text: desperate

text: Casiodorus

text: rummages

text: through

text: the

text: cauldron

text: All

text: of

text: the

text: tiles

text: bear

text: only

text: his

text: daughter

text: 's

text: name

text: and

text: others

text: Outraged

text: he

text: declares

text: the

text: whole

text: lottery

text: invalid

text: but

text: Elspeth

text: demurs

text: She

text: declares

text: to

text: the

text: whole

text: of

text: the

text: kingdom

text: that

text: she

text: has

text: replaced

text: the

text: names

text: of

text: all

text: the

text: maidens

text: in

text: the

text: kingdom

text: with

text: her

text: own

text: but

text: this

text: does

text: not

text: make

text: the

text: lottery

text: invalid

text: but

text: valid

text: she

text: has

text: learned

text: that

text: her

text: father

text: has

text: secretly

text: excluded

text: her

text: from

text: participation

text: in

text: the

text: lottery

text: Her

text: heart

text: aching

text: for

text: all

text: the

text: young

text: girls

text: who

text: died

text: while

text: she

text: lived

text: on

text: she

text: is

text: seeking

text: to

text: atone

text: by

text: stepping

text: forth

text: and

text: laying

text: her

text: own

text: life

text: down

text: as

text: the

text: next

text: sacrifice

text: Everyone

text: is

text: still

text: and

text: silent

text: as

text: they

text: look

text: up

text: at

text: the

text: Princess

text: Some

text: are

text: sympathetic

text: some

text: are

text: sad

text: but

text: all

text: admire

text: and

text: respect

text: the

text: bold

text: sacrifice

text: she

text: has

text: chosen

text: to

text: make

text: Back

text: inside

text: the

text: castle

text: Casiodorus

text: makes

text: a

text: desperate

text: appeal

text: to

text: Tyrian

text: saying

text: that

text: if

text: not

text: for

text: him

text: to

text: do

text: something

text: for

text: the

text: good

text: of

text: the

text: kingdom

text: But

text: Tyrian

text: says

text: simply

text: that

text: loyalty

text: to

text: the

text: kingdom

text: is

text: his

text: first

text: duty

text: and

text: that

text: is

text: not

text: the

text: solution

text: to

text: his

text: king

text: 's

text: troubles

text: but

text: the

text: crux

text: of

text: it

text: Having

text: snuck

text: into

text: the

text: castle

text: during

text: the

text: lottery

text: Galen

text: searches

text: for

text: his

text: amulet

text: His

text: search

text: proves

text: fruitless--

text: and

text: costly

text: as

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: his

text: men

text: suddenly

text: swarm

text: into

text: the

text: throne

text: room

text: and

text: surround

text: him

text: Casiodorus

text: orders

text: them

text: to

text: stand

text: down

text: Over

text: the

text: protests

text: of

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: Horsrik

text: the

text: king

text: speaks

text: to

text: Galen

text: not

text: as

text: ruler

text: of

text: Urland

text: not

text: as

text: heartless

text: executor

text: of

text: the

text: lottery

text: but

text: as

text: the

text: loving

text: father

text: of

text: a

text: young

text: daughter

text: who

text: is

text: about

text: to

text: die

text: There

text: was

text: one

text: element

text: to

text: the

text: lottery

text: that

text: Casiodorus

text: desperately

text: hoped

text: would

text: work

text: to

text: the

text: favor

text: of

text: the

text: whole

text: of

text: the

text: kingdom

text: time

text: He

text: knew

text: that

text: Vermithrax

text: was

text: an

text: extremely

text: old

text: dragon

text: The

text: lotteries

text: and

text: sacrifices

text: were

text: meant

text: to

text: wait

text: it

text: out

text: until

text: Vermithrax

text: finally

text: died

text: from

text: old

text: age

text: whereupon

text: the

text: lotteries

text: could

text: be

text: stopped

text: and

text: no

text: more

text: maidens

text: had

text: to

text: die

text: But

text: now

text: the

text: king

text: has

text: run

text: out

text: of

text: time

text: his

text: own

text: daughter

text: is

text: the

text: next

text: sacrifice

text: He

text: has

text: placed

text: Galen

text: 's

text: amulet

text: around

text: his

text: own

text: neck

text: Removing

text: it

text: he

text: returns

text: it

text: to

text: Galen

text: and

text: begs

text: him

text: to

text: save

text: Elspeth

text: Galen

text: is

text: with

text: Valerian

text: and

text: her

text: father

text: preparing

text: for

text: battle

text: The

text: blacksmith

text: muses

text: about

text: Elspeth

text: 's

text: being

text: the

text: next

text: sacrifice

text: clearly

text: in

text: admiration

text: of

text: her

text: He

text: is

text: stoking

text: the

text: fire

text: in

text: his

text: forge

text: to

text: temper

text: Dragonslayer

text: But

text: Galen

text: says

text: the

text: forge

text: fires

text: will

text: not

text: suffice

text: He

text: draws

text: out

text: his

text: amulet

text: and

text: recites

text: an

text: incantation

text: that

text: heats

text: the

text: blade

text: of

text: the

text: spear

text: until

text: it

text: glows

text: brilliantly

text: with

text: heat

text: As

text: the

text: spear

text: 's

text: blade

text: is

text: rested

text: on

text: the

text: anvil

text: and

text: the

text: blacksmith

text: begins

text: working

text: on

text: it

text: with

text: his

text: hammer

text: neither

text: he

text: nor

text: Galen

text: see

text: Valerian

text: discretely

text: taking

text: up

text: a

text: basket

text: and

text: quietly

text: leaving

text: the

text: workshop

text: She

text: goes

text: to

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: and

text: begins

text: gathering

text: more

text: shed

text: scales

text: She

text: starts

text: to

text: venture

text: into

text: the

text: outer

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: lair

text: itself

text: and

text: as

text: she

text: bends

text: to

text: take

text: another

text: scale

text: something

text: lunges

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: shadows

text: at

text: her

text: The

text: blacksmith

text: has

text: finished

text: tempering

text: the

text: spear

text: and

text: Galen

text: finds

text: it

text: can

text: shear

text: off

text: the

text: anvil

text: 's

text: solid

text: steel

text: horn

text: He

text: and

text: Galen

text: have

text: noticed

text: by

text: now

text: that

text: Valerian

text: is

text: gone

text: and

text: they

text: think

text: she

text: simply

text: did

text: n't

text: want

text: to

text: be

text: there

text: when

text: Galen

text: left

text: for

text: what

text: was

text: likely

text: the

text: last

text: time

text: The

text: blacksmith

text: gives

text: him

text: an

text: emotional

text: farewell

text: offering

text: to

text: say

text: goodbye

text: on

text: his

text: behalf

text: to

text: Valerian

text: Galen

text: takes

text: up

text: Dragonslayer

text: and

text: goes

text: to

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: He

text: is

text: met

text: there

text: by

text: Valerian

text: who

text: has

text: sewn

text: the

text: dragon

text: scales

text: she

text: collected

text: together

text: into

text: a

text: shield

text: which

text: she

text: hopes

text: might

text: offer

text: protection

text: from

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: terrible

text: fiery

text: breath

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: farewell

text: to

text: Galen

text: is

text: far

text: colder

text: than

text: the

text: one

text: her

text: father

text: gave

text: She

text: believes

text: that

text: Galen

text: is

text: going

text: to

text: be

text: ripped

text: apart

text: by

text: Vermithrax

text: and

text: she

text: 'll

text: never

text: see

text: him

text: again

text: and

text: he

text: 'll

text: have

text: accomplished

text: nothing

text: She

text: also

text: has

text: found

text: out

text: that

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: not

text: alone

text: in

text: the

text: lair

text: it

text: is

text: raising

text: and

text: nursing

text: a

text: small

text: brood

text: of

text: baby

text: dragons

text: which

text: Galen

text: knows

text: will

text: also

text: have

text: to

text: be

text: killed

text: Valerian

text: asks

text: Galen

text: bluntly

text: if

text: he

text: is

text: in

text: love

text: and

text: he

text: says

text: he

text: is

text: Valerian

text: responds

text: that

text: she

text: understands

text: and

text: does

text: n't

text: care--

text: she

text: too

text: admires

text: Elspeth

text: 's

text: bravery

text: and

text: acknowledges

text: her

text: striking

text: beauty

text: Moreover

text: she

text: believes

text: that

text: Galen

text: will

text: by

text: dead

text: by

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: night

text: and

text: Valerian

text: herself

text: might

text: be

text: dead

text: soon

text: after--

text: Vermithrax

text: will

text: go

text: on

text: another

text: rampage

text: more

text: lotteries

text: will

text: be

text: held

text: and

text: she

text: has

text: abandoned

text: her

text: masquerade

text: of

text: living

text: as

text: a

text: young

text: man

text: and

text: as

text: a

text: virgin

text: she

text: is

text: eligible

text: for

text: the

text: lotteries

text: Galen

text: sits

text: down

text: beside

text: her

text: and

text: tells

text: her

text: that

text: she

text: is

text: mistaken

text: about

text: one

text: thing

text: he

text: is

text: in

text: love

text: but

text: not

text: with

text: Elspeth

text: He

text: leans

text: in

text: toward

text: Valerian

text: and

text: begins

text: to

text: kiss

text: her

text: Night

text: falls

text: The

text: sacrificial

text: stake

text: is

text: being

text: hammered

text: back

text: into

text: place

text: as

text: the

text: wagon

text: arrives

text: with

text: Elspeth

text: adorned

text: in

text: the

text: sacrificial

text: white

text: gown

text: and

text: garland

text: of

text: flowers

text: her

text: wrists

text: in

text: heavy

text: steel

text: manacles

text: She

text: shakes

text: her

text: head

text: no

text: as

text: Horsrik

text: approaches

text: with

text: the

text: black

text: hood

text: she

text: wishes

text: to

text: look

text: the

text: beast

text: in

text: the

text: face

text: The

text: ring

text: in

text: her

text: chains

text: is

text: placed

text: on

text: the

text: stake

text: 's

text: hook

text: as

text: Horsrik

text: begins

text: to

text: read

text: the

text: proclamation

text: of

text: sacrifice

text: He

text: barely

text: gets

text: past

text: the

text: opening

text: of

text: it

text: when

text: the

text: parchment

text: flares

text: blue

text: and

text: begins

text: to

text: burn

text: forcing

text: him

text: to

text: drop

text: it

text: This

text: was

text: no

text: dragon

text: fire

text: but

text: magical

text: fire

text: conjured

text: by

text: Galen

text: A

text: cloud

text: of

text: smoke

text: flares

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: Elspeth

text: and

text: Galen

text: is

text: standing

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: her

text: spear

text: and

text: shield

text: at

text: the

text: ready

text: Horsrik

text: and

text: the

text: royal

text: retinue

text: all

text: flee

text: at

text: Galen

text: 's

text: presence

text: All

text: except

text: one

text: Tyrian

text: His

text: first

text: loyalty

text: is

text: to

text: the

text: kingdom

text: of

text: Urland

text: and

text: he

text: still

text: believes

text: in

text: the

text: necessity

text: of

text: the

text: lottery

text: He

text: is

text: ready

text: to

text: defend

text: Elspeth

text: 's

text: sacrifice

text: with

text: his

text: very

text: life

text: Galen

text: must

text: kill

text: him

text: if

text: he

text: wishes

text: to

text: save

text: her

text: But

text: Galen

text: says

text: he

text: does

text: n't

text: need

text: the

text: sacrifice

text: to

text: want

text: to

text: kill

text: Tyrian--

text: he

text: has

text: plenty

text: of

text: reasons

text: for

text: killing

text: him

text: that

text: have

text: nothing

text: to

text: do

text: with

text: Elspeth

text: or

text: the

text: dragon

text: Casting

text: aside

text: his

text: shield

text: he

text: readies

text: his

text: spear

text: as

text: Tyrian

text: draws

text: his

text: sword

text: Elspeth

text: shouts

text: in

text: vain

text: for

text: Galen

text: to

text: withdraw

text: She

text: also

text: believes

text: that

text: her

text: sacrifice

text: is

text: necessary

text: for

text: the

text: good

text: of

text: the

text: kingdom

text: She

text: proves

text: this

text: in

text: no

text: uncertain

text: terms

text: when

text: Galen

text: suddenly

text: disengages

text: from

text: Tyrian

text: and

text: swings

text: his

text: massive

text: spear

text: toward

text: her

text: manacles

text: slicing

text: through

text: the

text: chains

text: and

text: ordering

text: her

text: to

text: run

text: But

text: Elspeth

text: taking

text: advantage

text: of

text: the

text: battle

text: turns

text: and

text: bravely

text: marches

text: straight

text: into

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: The

text: princess

text: is

text: heard

text: uttering

text: a

text: brief

text: scream

text: that

text: is

text: quickly

text: silenced

text: and

text: Tyrian

text: leaning

text: against

text: the

text: sacrificial

text: stake

text: mocks

text: Galen

text: for

text: his

text: failure

text: His

text: scorn

text: comes

text: at

text: the

text: expense

text: of

text: Tyrian

text: 's

text: own

text: life

text: as

text: Galen

text: suddenly

text: thrusts

text: Dragonslayer

text: forward

text: smashing

text: clean

text: through

text: the

text: thick

text: wooden

text: stake

text: and

text: impaling

text: Tyrian

text: Taking

text: up

text: the

text: shield

text: again

text: and

text: a

text: torch

text: Galen

text: ventures

text: into

text: the

text: lair

text: He

text: does

text: n't

text: get

text: very

text: far

text: when

text: he

text: finds

text: to

text: his

text: dismay

text: the

text: terrible

text: fate

text: of

text: Princess

text: Elspeth

text: He

text: finds

text: one

text: of

text: her

text: slippers

text: in

text: the

text: outer

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: lair

text: Further

text: in

text: Elspeth

text: lies

text: dead

text: on

text: the

text: ground

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: young

text: chewing

text: on

text: her

text: body

text: Although

text: nauseated

text: he

text: kills

text: them

text: all

text: before

text: venturing

text: forward

text: Deep

text: inside

text: the

text: lair

text: Galen

text: finds

text: a

text: huge

text: underground

text: lake

text: fire

text: burning

text: all

text: around

text: as

text: if

text: the

text: very

text: water

text: itself

text: was

text: burning

text: As

text: he

text: jumps

text: across

text: a

text: path

text: of

text: stones

text: jutting

text: from

text: the

text: lake

text: the

text: water

text: behind

text: him

text: begins

text: to

text: bubble

text: Looking

text: down

text: he

text: catches

text: a

text: reflection

text: in

text: the

text: water

text: 's

text: surface

text: and

text: whirls

text: to

text: find

text: himself

text: face

text: to

text: face

text: with

text: Vermithrax

text: Rising

text: up

text: to

text: a

text: size

text: that

text: towers

text: well

text: above

text: Galen

text: the

text: ancient

text: dragon

text: spreads

text: its

text: wings

text: and

text: draws

text: its

text: head

text: back

text: Galen

text: ducks

text: down

text: and

text: huddles

text: behind

text: his

text: shield

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: releases

text: its

text: blast

text: of

text: fiery

text: breath

text: at

text: the

text: young

text: sorcerer

text: The

text: shield

text: sizzles

text: and

text: smokes

text: but

text: protects

text: Galen

text: from

text: harm

text: Looking

text: to

text: get

text: into

text: a

text: better

text: position

text: Galen

text: leads

text: Vermithrax

text: on

text: a

text: chase

text: through

text: the

text: lair

text: Vermithrax

text: tries

text: more

text: than

text: once

text: to

text: destroy

text: the

text: trespasser

text: with

text: its

text: fiery

text: breath

text: but

text: the

text: shield

text: fashioned

text: of

text: its

text: own

text: shed

text: scales

text: continues

text: to

text: protect

text: Galen

text: But

text: Galen

text: makes

text: a

text: bad

text: mistake

text: when

text: he

text: rushes

text: past

text: Elspeth

text: 's

text: body

text: with

text: Vermithrax

text: still

text: in

text: pursuit

text: The

text: dragon

text: pauses

text: turns

text: and

text: notices

text: its

text: young

text: freshly

text: killed

text: by

text: Galen

text: The

text: dragon

text: is

text: enraged

text: and

text: rushes

text: in

text: pursuit

text: of

text: the

text: one

text: who

text: slaughtered

text: its

text: offspring

text: Vermithrax

text: finds

text: Galen

text: 's

text: shield

text: propped

text: up

text: against

text: a

text: rock

text: face

text: Thinking

text: Galen

text: is

text: hiding

text: behind

text: it

text: the

text: dragon

text: moves

text: forward

text: for

text: the

text: kill

text: But

text: Galen

text: has

text: set

text: a

text: trap--

text: he

text: is

text: standing

text: on

text: a

text: ledge

text: well

text: above

text: the

text: tunnel

text: that

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: emerging

text: from

text: As

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: head

text: and

text: long

text: neck

text: begin

text: to

text: poke

text: into

text: the

text: cave

text: Galen

text: leaps

text: right

text: onto

text: the

text: back

text: of

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: neck

text: and

text: plunges

text: the

text: spear

text: deep

text: into

text: its

text: hide

text: He

text: stabs

text: Vermithrax

text: repeatedly

text: as

text: the

text: massive

text: beast

text: thrashes

text: about

text: wildly

text: It

text: manages

text: to

text: pitch

text: Galen

text: off

text: and

text: down

text: to

text: the

text: floor

text: and

text: snakes

text: its

text: massive

text: head

text: out

text: to

text: bite

text: him

text: in

text: half

text: But

text: Galen

text: is

text: ready

text: with

text: Dragonslayer

text: and

text: drives

text: the

text: massive

text: spear

text: blade

text: into

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: throat

text: Vermithrax

text: bellows

text: in

text: agony

text: as

text: it

text: pitches

text: and

text: flails

text: about

text: The

text: dragon

text: 's

text: thrashing

text: breaks

text: the

text: steel

text: head

text: of

text: the

text: spear

text: off

text: of

text: the

text: wooden

text: shaft

text: leaving

text: the

text: blade

text: still

text: firmly

text: lodged

text: in

text: its

text: neck

text: Galen

text: snatches

text: up

text: his

text: shield

text: backing

text: out

text: toward

text: the

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: lair

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: looses

text: another

text: massive

text: blast

text: of

text: fire

text: at

text: him

text: Valerian

text: is

text: sitting

text: outside

text: the

text: lair

text: when

text: she

text: feels

text: the

text: ground

text: shake

text: Going

text: to

text: investigate

text: she

text: finds

text: the

text: shield

text: and

text: the

text: broken

text: shaft

text: of

text: the

text: spear

text: A

text: short

text: distance

text: away

text: is

text: Galen

text: bloodied

text: eyes

text: closed

text: unconscious

text: but

text: to

text: her

text: profound

text: relief

text: he

text: opens

text: his

text: eyes

text: slowly

text: and

text: tells

text: her

text: that

text: he

text: 's

text: still

text: alive

text: but

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: as

text: well

text: Valerian

text: brings

text: Galen

text: back

text: to

text: her

text: home

text: and

text: nurses

text: his

text: wounds

text: Growing

text: emotional

text: she

text: begs

text: Galen

text: to

text: leave

text: Urland

text: with

text: her

text: If

text: he

text: truly

text: loves

text: her

text: as

text: he

text: says

text: he

text: did

text: their

text: best

text: hope

text: to

text: be

text: happy

text: together

text: is

text: to

text: give

text: up

text: their

text: current

text: lives

text: and

text: travel

text: to

text: another

text: kingdom

text: to

text: begin

text: over

text: again

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: agrees

text: with

text: her

text: telling

text: Galen

text: that

text: magic

text: and

text: sorcery

text: are

text: dying

text: out

text: which

text: will

text: naturally

text: bring

text: about

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: dragonkind

text: and

text: he

text: is

text: happy

text: with

text: it

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: can

text: not

text: hope

text: for

text: any

text: kind

text: of

text: good

text: life

text: in

text: Urland

text: As

text: the

text: two

text: begin

text: to

text: set

text: out

text: Valerian

text: 's

text: father

text: gives

text: her

text: a

text: final

text: gift

text: A

text: small

text: metal

text: crucifix

text: on

text: a

text: leather

text: thong

text: for

text: her

text: to

text: wear

text: around

text: her

text: neck

text: She

text: hugs

text: him

text: gratefully

text: as

text: she

text: and

text: Galen

text: set

text: off

text: Greil

text: having

text: joined

text: the

text: priesthood

text: after

text: the

text: death

text: of

text: Brother

text: Jacobus

text: rings

text: a

text: bell

text: calling

text: all

text: the

text: villagers

text: to

text: prayer

text: and

text: the

text: blacksmith

text: turns

text: and

text: goes

text: to

text: pray

text: with

text: the

text: other

text: villagers

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: are

text: getting

text: on

text: a

text: small

text: rowboat

text: with

text: the

text: few

text: belongings

text: they

text: 've

text: brought

text: with

text: them

text: Galen

text: suddenly

text: pauses

text: looking

text: up

text: at

text: the

text: sky

text: Valerian

text: follows

text: his

text: gaze

text: to

text: a

text: curious

text: sight

text: she

text: does

text: n't

text: understand

text: the

text: planets

text: are

text: coming

text: into

text: a

text: rare

text: alignment

text: and

text: the

text: moon

text: is

text: approaching

text: the

text: sun

text: for

text: a

text: solar

text: eclipse

text: Looking

text: down

text: suddenly

text: Galen

text: sees

text: the

text: reflection

text: of

text: the

text: sun

text: on

text: the

text: water

text: as

text: if

text: the

text: huge

text: lake

text: was

text: burning

text: Suddenly

text: he

text: begins

text: to

text: understand

text: The

text: burning

text: water

text: and

text: lake

text: of

text: fire

text: as

text: Hodge

text: had

text: said

text: before

text: he

text: died

text: was

text: all

text: part

text: of

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: plan

text: He

text: races

text: back

text: toward

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: lair

text: Valerian

text: running

text: behind

text: him

text: completely

text: bewildered

text: and

text: frightened

text: As

text: they

text: run

text: back

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: Greil

text: leading

text: the

text: people

text: in

text: prayer

text: asks

text: the

text: village

text: to

text: come

text: together

text: and

text: appeal

text: to

text: God

text: to

text: strike

text: down

text: Vermithrax

text: As

text: Galen

text: arrives

text: at

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: lair

text: Valerian

text: leaps

text: suddenly

text: grabbing

text: at

text: his

text: legs

text: and

text: tackling

text: him

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: to

text: try

text: and

text: stop

text: him

text: from

text: killing

text: himself

text: Galen

text: finally

text: explains

text: that

text: Ulrich

text: old

text: and

text: growing

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text: weak

text: could

text: n't

text: make

text: the

text: journey

text: to

text: the

text: lair

text: on

text: foot

text: so

text: he

text: had

text: them

text: make

text: the

text: journey

text: for

text: him

text: Inside

text: the

text: lair

text: Galen

text: lights

text: a

text: torch

text: Valerian

text: insists

text: on

text: coming

text: along

text: with

text: him

text: although

text: the

text: sight

text: of

text: Elspeth

text: 's

text: body

text: partially

text: eaten

text: by

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: young

text: shakes

text: her

text: courage

text: Galen

text: makes

text: his

text: way

text: to

text: the

text: lake

text: of

text: fire

text: where

text: he

text: first

text: encountered

text: Vermithrax

text: and

text: opens

text: the

text: pouch

text: containing

text: his

text: master

text: 's

text: ashes

text: scattering

text: them

text: into

text: the

text: burning

text: water

text: with

text: an

text: arcane

text: incantation

text: The

text: fire

text: all

text: throughout

text: the

text: cavern

text: chamber

text: goes

text: out

text: and

text: Galen

text: 's

text: amulet

text: begins

text: to

text: glow

text: A

text: small

text: patch

text: of

text: green

text: flame

text: rises

text: from

text: the

text: water

text: and

text: begins

text: to

text: move

text: slowly

text: toward

text: Galen

text: The

text: flame

text: begins

text: to

text: spin

text: around

text: in

text: a

text: small

text: vortex

text: that

text: coalesces

text: into

text: a

text: shape

text: Ulrich

text: appears

text: inside

text: the

text: flame

text: and

text: approaches

text: Galen

text: Overcome

text: with

text: relief

text: at

text: being

text: reunited

text: with

text: his

text: master

text: Galen

text: sadly

text: tells

text: Ulrich

text: that

text: he

text: believes

text: he

text: 's

text: failed

text: He

text: feels

text: he

text: had

text: n't

text: been

text: strong

text: as

text: Ulrich

text: said

text: he

text: would

text: be

text: but

text: Ulrich

text: disagrees

text: saying

text: he

text: 'll

text: be

text: stronger

text: yet

text: But

text: for

text: now

text: they

text: have

text: much

text: to

text: do

text: As

text: if

text: to

text: lend

text: emphasis

text: to

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: words

text: Greil

text: back

text: in

text: the

text: village

text: begins

text: baptizing

text: the

text: villagers

text: as

text: Christians

text: Two

text: young

text: children

text: peek

text: outside

text: and

text: find

text: Vermithrax

text: flying

text: through

text: the

text: air

text: readying

text: itself

text: for

text: battle

text: Valerian

text: finds

text: her

text: way

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: cave

text: and

text: spots

text: Vermithrax

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text: on

text: a

text: high

text: outcropping

text: of

text: rock

text: The

text: dragon

text: sniffs

text: the

text: air

text: as

text: Ulrich

text: and

text: Galen

text: start

text: to

text: emerge

text: Vermithrax

text: knows

text: that

text: it

text: must

text: fight

text: for

text: its

text: life

text: It

text: catches

text: sight

text: of

text: Ulrich

text: from

text: afar

text: and

text: the

text: two

text: stare

text: at

text: each

text: other

text: briefly

text: before

text: Vermithrax

text: takes

text: wing

text: again

text: Valerian

text: finds

text: her

text: way

text: back

text: to

text: Galen

text: finding

text: Ulrich

text: returned

text: He

text: looks

text: at

text: her

text: knowingly

text: recognizing

text: her

text: for

text: who

text: she

text: was

text: when

text: she

text: first

text: came

text: to

text: see

text: him

text: as

text: he

text: fingers

text: the

text: crucifix

text: she

text: now

text: wears

text: Ulrich

text: tells

text: Galen

text: that

text: he

text: has

text: one

text: more

text: dire

text: task

text: ahead

text: of

text: him

text: He

text: must

text: destroy

text: the

text: amulet

text: and

text: Ulrich

text: along

text: with

text: it

text: Galen

text: brought

text: Ulrich

text: back

text: from

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: flame

text: and

text: he

text: must

text: also

text: send

text: Ulrich

text: back

text: Ulrich

text: tells

text: Galen

text: that

text: he

text: will

text: know

text: the

text: right

text: moment

text: and

text: must

text: act

text: while

text: Ulrich

text: still

text: lives

text: The

text: solar

text: eclipse

text: darkens

text: the

text: skies

text: as

text: Ulrich

text: teleports

text: up

text: to

text: the

text: top

text: of

text: a

text: mountain

text: to

text: face

text: Vermithrax

text: Standing

text: high

text: on

text: the

text: mountaintop

text: Ulrich

text: raps

text: the

text: ground

text: with

text: his

text: staff

text: summoning

text: a

text: storm

text: Massive

text: dark

text: clouds

text: cover

text: the

text: already

text: dark

text: sky

text: as

text: lightning

text: and

text: wind

text: begin

text: to

text: rage

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: climb

text: partway

text: up

text: the

text: mountain

text: and

text: find

text: a

text: small

text: alcove

text: for

text: shelter

text: They

text: see

text: Ulrich

text: gesture

text: and

text: the

text: winds

text: suddenly

text: begin

text: to

text: calm

text: as

text: Galen

text: 's

text: amulet

text: begins

text: to

text: pulse

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text: appears

text: in

text: the

text: sky

text: at

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text: so

text: distant

text: he

text: appears

text: as

text: a

text: mere

text: speck

text: among

text: the

text: clouds

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text: he

text: swoops

text: down

text: and

text: begins

text: to

text: soar

text: around

text: the

text: peak

text: where

text: Ulrich

text: awaits

text: As

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text: past

text: Ulrich

text: the

text: sorcerer

text: barely

text: ducking

text: out

text: of

text: reach

text: of

text: its

text: terrible

text: talons

text: Valerian

text: picks

text: up

text: a

text: rock

text: and

text: puts

text: it

text: on

text: the

text: mountain

text: face

text: telling

text: Galen

text: to

text: smash

text: the

text: amulet

text: as

text: Ulrich

text: told

text: him

text: But

text: Galen

text: says

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text: Ulrich

text: also

text: told

text: him

text: he

text: 'd

text: know

text: the

text: right

text: time

text: and

text: he

text: knows

text: this

text: is

text: n't

text: it

text: Vermithrax

text: loops

text: around

text: for

text: another

text: dive

text: at

text: Ulrich

text: who

text: points

text: his

text: staff

text: and

text: gestures

text: causing

text: lightning

text: to

text: streak

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: clouds

text: and

text: smite

text: the

text: ancient

text: dragon

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: briefly

text: knocked

text: from

text: the

text: sky

text: falling

text: ponderously

text: before

text: recovering

text: and

text: regaining

text: flight

text: It

text: dives

text: and

text: rakes

text: Ulrich

text: with

text: a

text: claw

text: knocking

text: the

text: sorcerer

text: to

text: the

text: ground

text: his

text: shoulder

text: bloodied

text: Ulrich

text: struggles

text: to

text: his

text: feet

text: looking

text: at

text: his

text: wound

text: when

text: suddenly

text: Vermithrax

text: is

text: hovering

text: in

text: the

text: air

text: behind

text: and

text: above

text: him

text: The

text: dragon

text: blasts

text: Ulrich

text: with

text: a

text: gout

text: of

text: fiery

text: breath

text: Ulrich

text: barks

text: an

text: incantation

text: and

text: is

text: unharmed

text: by

text: the

text: flame

text: but

text: his

text: staff

text: is

text: burning

text: and

text: Ulrich

text: casts

text: it

text: aside

text: Valerian

text: seeing

text: this

text: grabs

text: the

text: amulet

text: from

text: around

text: Galen

text: 's

text: neck

text: and

text: puts

text: it

text: on

text: the

text: rock

text: she

text: 's

text: prepared

text: She

text: picks

text: up

text: another

text: large

text: stone

text: and

text: raises

text: it

text: above

text: her

text: head

text: to

text: smash

text: the

text: amulet

text: Galen

text: grabs

text: her

text: arms

text: and

text: they

text: struggle

text: briefly

text: over

text: the

text: rock

text: Galen

text: urgently

text: telling

text: Valerian

text: Not

text: yet.'Vermithrax

text: climbs

text: high

text: into

text: the

text: skies

text: above

text: the

text: heavy

text: tempest

text: clouds

text: obscuring

text: him

text: from

text: view

text: Ulrich

text: waits

text: on

text: the

text: mountaintop

text: for

text: it

text: to

text: strike

text: again

text: Finally

text: Vermithrax

text: turns

text: and

text: dives

text: air

text: rushing

text: past

text: its

text: massive

text: wings

text: like

text: a

text: gale

text: Ulrich

text: faces

text: the

text: beast

text: down

text: spreading

text: his

text: arms

text: wide--

text: just

text: as

text: Vermithrax

text: seizes

text: the

text: aged

text: sorcerer

text: in

text: its

text: claw

text: and

text: soars

text: back

text: up

text: toward

text: the

text: clouds

text: with

text: him

text: Pulling

text: the

text: rock

text: away

text: from

text: Valerian

text: Galen

text: goes

text: to

text: the

text: amulet

text: He

text: lifts

text: the

text: rock

text: hesitating

text: briefly

text: as

text: he

text: looks

text: on

text: it

text: Ulrich

text: still

text: grasped

text: in

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: claw

text: calls

text: out

text: to

text: him

text: Taking

text: a

text: breath

text: Galen

text: smashes

text: the

text: rock

text: down

text: on

text: the

text: amulet

text: destroying

text: it

text: Ulrich

text: 's

text: body

text: detonates

text: in

text: a

text: massive

text: explosion

text: that

text: destroys

text: Vermithrax

text: in

text: mid

text: air

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: watch

text: as

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: body

text: plunges

text: from

text: the

text: sky

text: deep

text: into

text: a

text: great

text: lake

text: The

text: force

text: of

text: impact

text: and

text: the

text: heat

text: from

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: still

text: smoldering

text: corpse

text: leaves

text: a

text: massive

text: crater

text: that

text: displaces

text: the

text: water

text: from

text: the

text: lake

text: basin

text: Slowly

text: the

text: cloud

text: cover

text: breaks

text: and

text: the

text: eclipse

text: passes

text: brightening

text: the

text: skies

text: once

text: again

text: As

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: make

text: their

text: way

text: back

text: down

text: the

text: mountain

text: they

text: find

text: Greil

text: leading

text: the

text: villagers

text: to

text: the

text: site

text: of

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: body

text: Greil

text: takes

text: the

text: dragon

text: 's

text: death

text: as

text: a

text: sign

text: of

text: deliverance

text: by

text: God

text: As

text: the

text: priest

text: leads

text: the

text: villagers

text: in

text: prayers

text: of

text: thanks

text: a

text: royal

text: coach

text: arrives

text: bearing

text: King

text: Casiodorus

text: Taking

text: up

text: a

text: broadsword

text: Casiodorus

text: goes

text: to

text: Vermithrax

text: 's

text: body

text: and

text: drives

text: the

text: blade

text: of

text: the

text: sword

text: into

text: the

text: remains

text: of

text: the

text: great

text: beast

text: 's

text: head

text: as

text: Horsrik

text: calls

text: out

text: for

text: all

text: to

text: hail

text: Casiodorus

text: Rex

text: Dragon

text: Slayer

text: With

text: the

text: king

text: taking

text: credit

text: for

text: the

text: death

text: of

text: Vermithrax

text: and

text: the

text: people

text: of

text: Urland

text: turning

text: to

text: God

text: and

text: embracing

text: Christianity

text: the

text: age

text: of

text: magic--

text: and

text: dragons--

text: has

text: come

text: to

text: an

text: end

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: have

text: resumed

text: their

text: journey

text: out

text: of

text: Urland

text: to

text: find

text: a

text: new

text: life

text: together

text: Galen

text: has

text: resigned

text: himself

text: to

text: his

text: new

text: life

text: as

text: an

text: ex

text: sorcerer

text: and

text: common

text: man

text: Valerian

text: knows

text: he

text: will

text: miss

text: Ulrich

text: not

text: just

text: as

text: his

text: master

text: but

text: as

text: a

text: great

text: friend

text: and

text: father

text: figure

text: But

text: unlike

text: Galen

text: Valerian

text: is

text: very

text: glad

text: that

text: the

text: amulet

text: is

text: destroyed

text: and

text: gone

text: She

text: tells

text: Galen

text: that

text: he

text: may

text: not

text: be

text: a

text: sorcerer

text: anymore

text: but

text: it

text: matters

text: nothing

text: to

text: her

text: as

text: long

text: as

text: she

text: has

text: him

text: Galen

text: takes

text: comfort

text: in

text: her

text: love

text: for

text: him

text: but

text: then

text: wishes

text: that

text: the

text: two

text: of

text: them

text: just

text: had

text: a

text: horse

text: No

text: sooner

text: does

text: Galen

text: voice

text: this

text: wish

text: when

text: a

text: beautiful

text: white

text: horse

text: trots

text: into

text: view

text: behind

text: them

text: over

text: the

text: edge

text: of

text: the

text: hill

text: Valerian

text: turns

text: and

text: stares

text: completely

text: dumbfounded

text: as

text: Galen

text: can

text: only

text: give

text: a

text: huge

text: goofy

text: grin

text: Dragonslayer

text: comes

text: to

text: a

text: close

text: the

text: credits

text: beginning

text: to

text: play

text: as

text: Galen

text: and

text: Valerian

text: ride

text: on

text: the

text: horse

text: 's

text: back

text: continuing

text: on

text: their

text: journey

question: How does King Casiodorus appease the dragon

answer: offerings of hand maidens

aliases: He called for the next lottery with Valerian entered in it.

aliases: offers it virgin girls selected by lottery twice a year

aliases: offers it virgin girls selected by lottery twice a year.

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question: What does the King confiscate?

answer: I suppose it was the amulet, but i am uncertain.

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question: Where did Galen and Valerian leave from?

answer: Urland

aliases: Galen and Valerian were leaving from Urland.

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question: who kills hodge?

answer: Tyrian

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question: What is the kings name?

answer: either casiodorous or tyrian as the king was never properly introduced.

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question: How does Galen attempt to seal the dragons entrance?

answer: magic

aliases: with a magical amulet and incantation - ancient magic

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question: What is Vermithrax Pejorative?

answer: 400-year-old dragon

aliases: Verithrax Is a dragon, in which the kingdom is enslaved to

aliases: Raising and nursing a small brood of baby dragons

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text: Raising and nursing a small brood of baby dragons

question: How does Galen crush the amulet?

answer: with a rock

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question: Who did villagers credit the victory to?

answer: the villagers credit God with the victory.

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question: Princess Elspeth rigs the lottery draw, so that only who's name can be drawn?

answer: Hers

aliases:
only her name
King's own daughter
Princess Elspeth
Only her name

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question: What does the dragon cause after freeing itself ?

answer: the dragon frees itself from its prison and causes an earthquake

aliases:
a storm
The death of a young woman
Earthquake
Chaos

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question: Where does the wizard transport himself?

answer: To the top of the mountain

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question: Who leads a congregation to confront the dragon ?

answer: Brother Jacopus (Ian McDiarmid)

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question: What gives Galen a vision?

answer: amulet

aliases: The alignment of the planets and a solar eclipse.

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question: What is Urland?

answer: KINGDOM

aliases:
A Village
A sixth-century post-Roman kingdom
A land of magic and dragons.
Urland is a kingdom
The Kingdom that Valerian traveled from
6th century kingdom

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question: When Galen wounds the monster, he is only saved by what item?

answer: His shield

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question: Galen uses what to enchant the spear that was made by Valerian's father?

answer: Amulet

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question: what does galen discover about valerian?

answer: A young woman

aliases: After his failure to kill Vermithrax, Valerian convinces Galen to leave the village with he

aliases: She has sewn dragon scales together to make a shield

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