Hidden kingdom

The queen wasted no time and immediately folded her wings, diving towards the dwarves. She even used wind magic to speed herself up even more and correct her falling trajectory whenever she strayed away from her target.

She accelerated more and more until her body began to cut through the wind, the air rushing past her bones and making an odd hiss.

The dwarves noticed the strange noise and looked up, only to see the queen swoop down on them. She was still hundreds of meters away, but they could see her, thanks to their helmets with vision-enhancing and night vision enchantments.

They panicked for a moment, but their instincts as soldiers spoke louder and immediately raised their weapons to defend themselves, certain that it would be impossible to run away from an enemy that fast.