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When Cynder was sure that the black dragon had flown away, she dragged the egg out from behind the rock. It was black and covered with swirly patterns. She heard a little crack, then another.
Spyro came over and peered at it intently. He gently tapped it with a claw, then increased the pressure.
Then sploot! The baby dragon fell out.
"Tis a she-dragon," Cynder said. Spyro smiled. It looked as if it would turn out better than the firstborn had.
A few weeks later the hatchling had gained its features. Spyro named her Darksabre, for, as he put it, "she shall be a sword fighting against the shadow." She was very elegant and dignified-looking, even as a hatchling. But there was one thing that made Spyro uneasy: Her eyes were the same color that his had been. He had high hopes, however, and was determined to raise this dragon better than he had raised the...the other.
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