Rhyderi shook his head. “She wouldn’t die like that. Nether Drakes are a lot like demons – they are ethereal and closely tied to the Nether. The only difference is that they’re free-agents and they don’t generally wish to be harmful to others.”
He grinned, trying to assure her. “She wouldn’t die so easily. She probably just went back to the Nether to recouperate.”
Meanwhile, the pile of ash nearby began to move.