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Wilhelm watched as a huge shadow slithered out of the darkness. The monster was enormous, larger than any other beast that Wilhelm had ever seen. It was wingless, and crept about on all four legs. The light from Queen Hendrika's staff shone off its black iron scales, and Wilhelm knew the scales were impenetrable to any weapon held by man. The snout was red, as if it were permanently stained with blood.
Queen Hendrika held tip of the staff up to the dragon. The great jaws of the beast yawned open. The Staff of Fire seemed to glow even more brightly. To Wilhelm, it seemed as though the dragon was somehow pouring its own evilness into the Staff of Fire.
