When Glory woke up, she became aware that something was wrong. She was still bleary-eyed from sleep, but her sense of smell was at full force.

She didn't recognize the smell at first. It was musty, and she could detect dirt, stagnant water, and…

Well, that explains what was wrong. She was surrounded by MudWings.

Her eyes shot open, and the rest of her senses snapped into focus.

She gasped out loud at what she saw. She was in some kind of underground cavern, though she couldn't imagine what had constructed it.

She held a claw over her mouth, afraid that the MudWings would hear her, but none seemed to notice.

They were all facing the same direction, towards a large platform that was empty except for two dragons, one MudWing and one Sandwing, whom Glory instantly recognized.

Well, if Burn was here, then the MudWing must be Queen Moorhen.

Instinctively, her scales shifted to match the color of the wet dirt she was sitting on, and she vanished from view.

She cautiously moved between the MudWings, gradually making her way within earshot of the queens. She thought that, maybe, she could figure out from what they were talking about where the rest of her friends were.

"Are they contained?" Burn asked. Moorhen nodded.

"We made sure to have each of their cells individualized, and each can be moved at will without letting them out." she responded. "Shall I have them brought in?"

Burn nodded. "I particularly have something to say to the RainWing." she said, gritting her teeth to keep herself from releasing flame.

It occurred to Glory that she had forgotten about Queen Scarlet. She wondered if Burn knew what Scarlet's fate was.

Moorhen looked at a small group of the surrounding MudWings, and they rushed to collect the dragonets and bring them to her.

When the group had gone, Glory became aware of a new smell. It was faintly metallic, and difficult for her to pinpoint.

She eventually tracked the smell to its source, and blinked in surprise.

A lone scavenger was attached to the ceiling, though Glory couldn't see how it was able to stay on.

The scavenger looked nothing like the others she had seen before. It was covered in a black fabric that gripped its body like a second layer of skin, and it had several metal claws held in some kind of holster on its back.

It was looking down at the two queens, though, to Glory's surprise, it didn't seem afraid. Instead, the way it was scanning them made it look more like it was calculating angles of attack.

It broke its gaze and looked in Glory's direction, and she exhaled with surprise, checking her scales to make sure she was still camouflaged. She was still hidden, but it had clearly noticed her.

It raised a hand and put a finger over its mouth, a gesture Glory didn't know, but she could understand the basic meaning. Don't give me away.

When it was sure she understood, it looked back downwards, and shifted its position into what was clearly preparation to drop down.

She saw its legs tense, and it suddenly released its hold on the ceiling of the cavern and fell.