"You stop in front of her cage. She slowly raises her head to meet your gaze, and you glimpse intelligence and sorrow in her eyes. She appears human, yet remains caged like an animal. Massive chains attach her limbs to stakes in the ground, keeping her confined within the prison of iron bars. Defeated, she crouches motionless in the center of her enclosure. The last rays of the sunset illuminate the scales on her tail, tingeing them crimson and gold."

"The giantess sighs, a plume of smoke escaping her lips." "Have you come to gawk at the caged beast, little one?" "she asks softly, her voice tinged with sadness." "To see the crossbred monstrosity brought low, chained and imprisoned for the amusement of your kind?"