<span style="color: olive">"One is an aspect and the other is a fringe case." </span>She motioned to the red and looked back at Ashia.<span style="color: olive">"Look at this one, dumb as a cow and just as useful. Cows run when they're scared, they communicate with each other."</span>The'kal kicked the drake hard enough to knock her over but the Red didn't dare try to right herself, instead curling her tail against her body and closing her eyes.<span style="color: olive">"As I said earlier, you're not a dragon anymore, you're better than a dragon. Do you think I'd have had any interest in you at all if you were just a mutated dragon? I can twist an entire flight to look like you, but you're still different. You're still better. Her name is Sherristrasza, a new mother. Her first clutch hadn't even hatched when she was sent after you. Really? Look at Ras or any of this family members. A paid assassin turned father. Nyaka, a feared god hunter now a content housewife. What about me and Elune? We're not exactly great people either."</span>The'kal shrugged and looked up as Nail soared overhead.<span style="color: olive">"Nail didn't know that. Murdered? Or I would do so much more than just that. I would put the fear in the hearts of all who witnessed, I would tear drakes from the sky by the dozens to make a point. If the dragons want to wage a war against you they better be ready to go extinct." </span>The'kal made a dismissive gesture and power surged through Ashia.<span style="color: olive">"Not as pretty as Nail but functional." </span>She looked at the collar than to Ashia and let out a sigh nothing short of annoyed.<span style="color: olive">"Fine. This isn't a family pet we're trying to spoil, it's just a creature you're going to use and dispose of." </span>After a moment the collar changed and The'kal moved over to the drake and planted her foot on the drake's throat.<span style="color: olive">"Little animal. Sherri. You have no life, no future. You are nothing but a shell to be used to mass produce eggs for a black dragon. If you try go run away I'll tear your legs off. If you take to the skies without Ashia's permission I'll tear your wings off. If you give me an excuse to hurt you I'll smear you from one city to the next. Be thankful Ashia isn't a normal black."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>