The minotaur mounted on the dragon's back had shifted position, releasing its hold on its weapon long enough to draw a secondary blade from the harness at its back.
The creature was now using both weapons simultaneously, stabbing downward and raking sideways, creating a cascade of wounds that were lowering the dragon's blood pressure and fragmenting the creature's consciousness from blood loss.
Another dragon felt its tail being severed.
A minotaur had positioned itself directly on the creature's hindquarters, using its greatsword to methodically cut through the fleshy appendage that the dragon used for balance, for maneuvering, for precise aerial control.
The sword fell again and again, cutting deeper, severing more completely, until finally the entire tail detached and fell away.
The dragon's elevation degraded. The absence of the tail compromised its ability to maintain equilibrium and correct for yaw.
