None of the Dragon Queen's dragons was blue! Were there other dragons in the world?! Qarl had already run away, and she would have joined him if not for her bad leg. As the Ironmen tried fleeing, rings of ominous purple fire burst outside and cut off any path of retreat. A few men bravely attempted to jump through the violet flames, only to turn to ash in seconds. The screams of the dying and the smell of charred meat, shit and piss struck her like a hammer, and she heaved forward to retch. Pain wracked her leg as her crippled ankle gave out, and she fell face first, as her arm couldn't even grasp the cane anymore.