{"id":3924,"date":"2026-06-01T01:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2026-06-01T01:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:20:20","slug":"the-twelve-year-old-boy-was-sold-into-slavery-until-the-last-dragon-landed-in-the-quarry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/?p=3924","title":{"rendered":"THE TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS SOLD INTO SLAVERY\u2014UNTIL THE LAST DRAGON LANDED IN THE QUARRY."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chains were heavier than Rowan expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because they were made of iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because they made everything final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve-year-old Rowan Ashford stood among dozens of children inside a cage wagon rolling through the northern mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snow drifted across the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wind howled through the cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody cried anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That part had ended days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The traders had purchased them from prisons, orphanages, debt collectors, and desperate villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the kingdom they were numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the traders they were profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the quarry they were tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the wagon finally stopped, Rowan looked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mountain dominated the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scarred by centuries of excavation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smoke rose endlessly from its slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of workers crawled across its surface like insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was Black Hollow Quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest mining operation in the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the deadliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rusted sign stood near the entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NO ESCAPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers called it a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because nobody survived long enough to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan was assigned to Tunnel Seventeen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deepest section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most dangerous section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every morning began before sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every night ended long after darkness fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work never changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children disappeared constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tunnel collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody kept records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody asked questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only one thing mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The black stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseers obsessed over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The king obsessed over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire sections of the mountain were sacrificed searching for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet no worker understood why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan survived because he learned something important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quarry punished hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So he stopped expecting rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stopped dreaming about freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stopped imagining a future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survival became enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until the day everything changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It began with a collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tunnel Seventeen had always been unstable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The walls groaned constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust fell from the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miners expected disaster eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it came, it arrived without warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The earth shook violently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stone exploded inward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several disappeared beneath falling debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan barely escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the dust settled, a hidden chamber had been exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseers arrived immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armed guards followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chamber looked ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far older than the quarry itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its walls contained strange carvings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winged creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers exchanged nervous glances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone knew the stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragons once ruled the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then they vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or were hunted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on who told the tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseers ordered excavation to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By nightfall they uncovered something extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least twenty feet tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its surface shimmered beneath torchlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver scales covered the shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient symbols glowed faintly across its surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence spread through the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even the overseers seemed frightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of them immediately sent a messenger to the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The response arrived two days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destroy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destroy it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order carried the royal seal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That alone raised questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why fear an egg buried beneath a mountain for centuries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why destroy something before understanding it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers wondered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseers obeyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hammers were prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explosives positioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guards surrounded the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan stood among the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feeling something he couldn&#8217;t explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As though the egg wasn&#8217;t merely an object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As though it was alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first hammer swung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CRACK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fracture appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasps echoed through the tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second strike landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CRACK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The glowing symbols brightened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third strike never connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the egg cracked from the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17.png 283w, https:\/\/moviechilltrailer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-17-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chamber fell silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another crack appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver light spilled from the fractures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guards raised weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something inside was moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the shell exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Light flooded the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dragon hatchling emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver-scaled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue-eyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature stumbled forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barely larger than a horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newly born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nobody moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hatchling released a soft cry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heartbreaking sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound of something entering a world that already wanted it dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kill it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order came instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseer pointed his sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Kill it now!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guards advanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hatchling backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fear filled its glowing eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And suddenly Rowan understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon wasn&#8217;t dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same way he had been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same way every child in the quarry had been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without thinking, Rowan stepped between the guards and the hatchling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What are you doing?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overseer&#8217;s voice thundered through the chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan didn&#8217;t answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He simply stood there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dragon behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For one impossible moment, everything froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the hatchling looked upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toward the mountain above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And cried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound echoed through every tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it rose into the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mountain trembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone felt it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust rained from the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers exchanged frightened glances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came a sound nobody recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A roar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ancient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powerful beyond comprehension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not from below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire quarry rushed toward the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment they emerged, the world changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sky was burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not with fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With silver light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clouds parted across the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A massive shadow crossed the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People dropped their tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some fell to their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others simply stared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because something impossible was descending from the heavens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a hatchling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a beast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A titan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its wings stretched across the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its scales reflected sunlight like polished silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its eyes glowed with ancient intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Last Dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature every history book claimed was extinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature every king insisted no longer existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It landed in the center of the quarry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact shattered stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire mining towers collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mountain itself seemed to bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolute silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the dragon looked directly at Rowan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not the overseers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not the guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not the nobles arriving from the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hatchling ran toward the giant dragon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mother and child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separated by centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reunited in a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The giant dragon lowered its head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then something remarkable happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images flooded Rowan&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The black stone wasn&#8217;t ore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It never had been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mountain was a dragon sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ancient refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A place where dragon eggs had been hidden during the Great Purge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Centuries earlier, kings had declared war on dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not because dragons were evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because dragons refused to serve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sanctuary was buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its history erased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quarry was built above it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generation after generation unknowingly destroyed the resting place of the last dragons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The royal family knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They always knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was why they wanted the eggs destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was why the mountain had been mined so aggressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not for wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For extermination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The truth spread quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the Last Dragon didn&#8217;t hide it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creature projected its 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