Kuboert ran over to inspect, and then turned his head with a look of surprise to Lynch and the Empress, saying, "This is impossible! The Brass Dragon and the Angel are both the best friends and subordinates of the Bright Pate; no Priest or Knight of the holy Pate would ever aim a weapon at them! Let alone such a treacherous weapon!"
"I understand that," the Elf Queen said, "but he is already dead, dead with many answers. He struggled to fly back to Holy Land Heather, leaving only unexplained mysteries and dying wishes behind."
"I think there might still be a way to make him speak," Zilvra suddenly chimed in, looking thoughtfully at the dragon's corpse. "Even if he couldn't speak while alive, he might be able to talk as the Undead."
"No, in any case, the Undead is an evil and unnatural existence. The Brass Dragon would not accept this choice," said the Elf Queen.
