“Chemistry!” the princess announced, brimming with excitement.

“Chemistry?” the dragon therapist repeated, blinking in surprise. “Did you have chemistry with a suitor? That’s wonderful news.”

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“No, chemistry as in trinitrotoluene,” the princess grinned.

“Oh, the poor castle,” the dragon muttered, frowning.

“Oh, yeah. We lost another wall today,” the princess added proudly.