Opal Serpent

Dinosaurs do not belong in New York City. Neither do necromancers. Or Lamia. Really, can we just have a normal week? Is that too much to ask?

Oh, that had better not be what I think it is that just showed up on my doorstep. 

It is.

So much for the whole 'no pets' idea.

Opal Image:  By Doxymo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39508773