"The Fear of being smothered in favor of whatever ego emerged alongside mortal rebirth disgusted the Dragon."
"No one returned to Dragonhood from such a process uncorrupted by lifetimes subsumed by foreign egos while adrift in the cycle of reincarnation. Death by replacement, piece by piece."
"Rook, you're getting off track."
Aisha: "This should be about the mortals, not us."
Fahrook: "But Aisha..."
"I was simply using hyperbole and metaphor to describe our inevitable downfall in a manner that would have an emotional impact."
"But perhaps you're correct. It IS about the mortals."
Author Notes:
"No one returned to Dragonhood from such a process uncorrupted by lifetimes subsumed by foreign egos while adrift in the cycle of reincarnation. Death by replacement, piece by piece."
"Rook, you're getting off track."
Aisha: "This should be about the mortals, not us."
Fahrook: "But Aisha..."
"I was simply using hyperbole and metaphor to describe our inevitable downfall in a manner that would have an emotional impact."
"But perhaps you're correct. It IS about the mortals."