Blood and Fire

In the days that followed, Lucen and the others remained at the site to guard the young fire dragon's carcass. The monster harvesters had begun their work disassembling the body, but progress was slow and grueling.

Their usual tools, blades enchanted to pierce hide and bone, struggled against the hardened scales and dense muscle of the dragon. What should have been routine became a monumental task. Even the best cutters among the harvesters found themselves helpless without aid.

It wasn't until the Aura users and mages stepped in that they made any real progress. Blades wrapped in aura and spells designed for dissection allowed them to finally sever the limbs and carve into the thick hide. Even so, each strike required effort, and each part extracted was hard-earned.

The estimated two days for harvesting were turning into something that would take around a week.