I suppose I should start from the beginning, then.
[People are beginning to clear out now, so he's not as worried about others overhearing.]
The dark goddess Takhisis had the eggs of the metallic dragons, her enemies, stolen, while they slept. She made them swear an oath that they would get their eggs back safely if they didn't intervene in her latest attempt to take over Krynn.
[His tone and expression turn bitter.]
Most did. The few that refused were punished by the other metallics, for not believing Takhisis's lies, and for not giving up on their children.
When the metallics realized what had truly happened, that their eggs had been warped by magic to create us, they joined the war.
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[People are beginning to clear out now, so he's not as worried about others overhearing.]
The dark goddess Takhisis had the eggs of the metallic dragons, her enemies, stolen, while they slept. She made them swear an oath that they would get their eggs back safely if they didn't intervene in her latest attempt to take over Krynn.
[His tone and expression turn bitter.]
Most did. The few that refused were punished by the other metallics, for not believing Takhisis's lies, and for not giving up on their children.
When the metallics realized what had truly happened, that their eggs had been warped by magic to create us, they joined the war.