
I can find what I seek here, if the gods allow. Therefore, my quest is for honorable death in battle, not scaly trophies. But I am here not for dragon claws to wear around my neck, or for the glory of beating these self-proclaimed dragon eaters at their own game, but because when hunting I killed my beloved sister, Hippolyta. Why are you embarking on this quest? This dragon hunt is meant to rid Paeonia of this plague of dragons, and that feat, if successful, will keep them from overrunning Azzi-Hayasa, where I rule. I have two breasts, by the way, as do my sisters.

*Who are you? I am Penthesilea, queen of the Azzi lands, what you would call an Amazon. As today is a special day – the release of the anthology itself I’d like to welcome back Janet Morris.
