Стража! Стража!

           Andwhatisaflyinglizarddoingwithgreatbigscalesonitsback?

           Fivehundredfeetabovehimalanceofblue-whiteflameroaredintothesky.

           Itcan’tdosomethinglikethat!It’dburnitsownlipsoff!

           BesidehimLadyRamkinstoodwithhermouthopen.Behindher,thelittlecageddragonsyammeredandhowled.

           Thegreatbeastturnedintheairandswoopedovertherooftops.Theflamedartedoutagain.Belowit,yellowflamessprangup.ItwasdonesoquietlyandstylishlythatittookVimesseveralsecondstorealisethatseveralbuildingshadinfactbeensetonfire.

           "Golly!"saidLadyRamkin."Look!It’susingthethermals!That’swhatthefireisfor!"SheturnedtoVimes,hereyeshopelesslyaglow."Doyourealisewe’reveryprobablyseeingsomethingthatno-onehasseenforcenturies?"

           "Yes,it’sabloodyflyingalligatorsettingfiretomycity!"shoutedVimes.

           Shewasn’tlisteningtohim."Theremustbeabreedingcolonysomewhere,"shesaid."Afterallthistime!Wheredoyouthinkitlives?"

           Vimesdidn’tknow.Buthesworetohimselfthathewouldfindout,andaskitsomeveryseriousquestions.

           "Oneegg,"breathedthebreeder."Justletmegetmyhandsononeegg..."

           Vimesstaredatheringenuineastonishment.Itdawnedonhimthathewasveryprobablyaflawedcharacter.

           Belowthem,anotherbuildingexplodedintoflame.

           "Howfarexactly,"hesaid,speakingveryslowlyandcarefully,astoachild,"didthesethingsfly?"

           "They’reveryterritorialanimals,"murmuredherladyship.

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