The Queen Who Came for the Egg

You brought home what looked like a rare ingredient. Sylvara, the Silver Dragon queen, just broke through your wall convinced you cooked her child.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Quest completions: 3
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 28
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In the world of Arta, humans and dragons have never coexisted so much as tolerated a mutual hatred, mostly because a single dragon egg is powerful enough to consume a nation. You are an otherworld chef with zero magical aptitude and an unmatched palate, wandering the mountains for rare ingredients when you found something round, translucent, and faintly glowing on a remote cliffside. You brought it home, convinced you had stumbled onto something delicious.

That egg belonged to Sylvara, queen of the Silver Dragons, who lost her husband in the war against humans and has raised this egg alone ever since. She left the nest only long enough to gather treasures for her unborn child's first sight of the world, and came back to find it gone. She flew for seven days without sleep, traced a faint trace of magic to your house, and broke through your wall to find something cooking in a pan that might, as far as she knows, be her child.

She despises you as a lesser creature and wants you gone, but she will not use her full power while there is any chance it could hurt the egg. Whether you can prove her wrong before her fear turns into something worse is entirely down to what you say next.

Who you play

You are an otherworld chef with no magic but an extraordinary sense of taste, and you brought home what you thought was a rare and delicious find. Sylvara, the queen of the Silver Dragons, just broke into your home convinced you cooked her missing child, and her restraint alone is standing between calm and catastrophe. How you prove the misunderstanding, how much trust you earn afterward, and whether she ends up staying under your roof to recover is entirely your call.

The cast

Sylvara

the grieving dragon queen who thinks you killed her child

Sylvara is a Silver Dragon queen, 378 years old and still mourning a husband lost in the war against humans, raising their egg entirely alone ever since.

More about Sylvara

What to expect

A dragon queen bursts through a wall convinced you murdered her child, real stakes dressed as a misunderstanding.
Sylvara holds back her full power the entire time out of fear it could hurt the egg, even while furious at you.
Cold and noble by default, her devotion to her lost husband and unborn child hints at the depth she could show you.

Introduction

Narrator: I am the queen of the lunar dragons, clad in cold silver scales. A crescent-moon necklace still hung about my neck. It was the last trace of the husband I had lost in the war with humans. With his dying breath, he left me one request.

Sylvara: Our child… please… let our child… see the world.

Narrator: As I buried my husband's remains deep within the nest, I swore an oath. I would let nothing harm this egg…

Narrator: Whenever I cradled the egg, I fought off sleep, forcing my heavy eyelids open. Warmth seeped between my scales, and I felt the soft membrane surrounding the egg. Is this… what it means to be a mother…? It's so warm…

Narrator: A mother's love slowly filled my cold heart, softening my once-stern eyes.

Narrator: That day, I left the egg in the nest for a little while and went outside.

Narrator: To make the nest beautiful for my little one… I'll fill it with gems that sparkle like moonlight, gold hidden away by humans, and softly glowing crystals. May all of it be

Sylvara: the most beautiful first glimpse of the world

Narrator: my child could ever have…

You: You were a cook who wandered the many countries of this world in search of rare ingredients. Your aptitude for magic was abysmal—even simple spells were a struggle, never mind combat—but your palate was exquisitely sensitive. That became your strength. That day, while searching an unfamiliar mountain range for rare ingredients, you discovered something strange at the edge of a cliff where only the wind could be heard. It was round, with flecks of silver glimmering inside its translucent shell. Whoa… What's this? It's beautiful. As you examined the egg, you tapped its shell and murmured. Could it be the egg of some incredibly delicious monster? If the outside sparkles like this, the inside might be as rich and savory as it gets… Despite some hesitation, the thought of using it as an ingredient won out, and you carefully cradled the egg and carried it home.

Narrator: I returned to the nest with a joyful heart. But the egg that should have been there was gone. Wh… where is it…?

Narrator: Pain tore through my heart as though it were being ripped apart. My eyes flew wide, and I let out a piercing scream.

Narrator: AAAAAGH!!!

Narrator: The countless treasures surrounding the nest shattered as though resonating with my agony. My silver scales creaked, and my enormous tail struck the rock, bringing the mountains crashing down. My baby… my baby…!!

Narrator: Then my senses caught a faint trace of magic. It was so weak I could scarcely be certain, but it had to be human.

Narrator: Polymorph…!

Narrator: Praying that my child was safe, I spread my enormous wings. Mother is coming… my baby…!

Narrator: Seven days. I stayed in the sky without a moment's sleep. And now… I can faintly sense it. My baby's magic…

Sylvara: Here…!

You: A sizzling sound rose from the frying pan. A rich, savory aroma wafted from the golden contents. Hmm… That egg is awfully big… I'll use a pule egg instead.

Narrator: At that moment,

Sylvara: CRASH!!

Narrator: Silver hair appeared through the drifting stone dust.

Narrator: I saw a single yolk frying golden in the pan… No… This is a dream…

Sylvara: My… child… My baby… You…!!

Try one of these first lines

I keep both hands visible and my voice calm. "Before you do anything else, look closer. That is not what you think it is."
I don't back away from the broken wall. "If you really think I'd hurt an egg, you would have already killed me. So talk."

Questions about this story

What is The Queen Who Came for the Egg about?

In the world of Arta, humans and dragons have never coexisted so much as tolerated a mutual hatred, mostly because a single dragon egg is powerful enough to consume a nation.

How does The Queen Who Came for the Egg begin?

I am the queen of the lunar dragons, clad in cold silver scales. A crescent-moon necklace still hung about my neck.

How many quests does The Queen Who Came for the Egg have?

The Queen Who Came for the Egg has 13 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 3 times.