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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