Getting Crafty

Venom was convinced her mother looked like a true warrior queen when she adorned the huge polar bear hide armor. The beast’s giant head slipped over the Empress’s sharp features and Deathbelle seemed to channel its ferocity. The young Princess decided she needed a similar set of armor. None of the furs she currently had were really what she was looking for, it would take too much effort to try and kill a polar bear, and the princess had little desire to be her mother’s clone.

So after a conversation with her new avian acquaintance she decided she needed something completely different. A bird. Not any bird would do, a raven might have looked nice, and an eagle even more impressive, but what Venom wanted was the biggest of them all. The first time she set eyes on a condor she knew she had to have one. After some work and much persuasion on her part Venom was able to acquire a carcass to work with.

She was secretive about it, and didn’t tell anyone about it. She knew she wouldn’t be able to continue that streak if she remained within Ashen’s borders. Most of her family kept to themselves and didn’t pry into her activities, but she didn’t want this to be the moment someone sought her out. The Crown Princess gathered her supplies in the early morning hours. After she was sure her mostly nocturnal family was sleeping deeply. She never realized she was being followed however often she looked back or stopped to listen.

The girl made her way over the river and to the West. Careful to get far enough away even the scouts wouldn’t likely happen upon her. Venom made her way carefully down into the gulley, vibrant eyes unable to rest on one thing for long. The vibrant greenery coupled with elegant water features reminded her of her first home, the ravine. She tried to brush away memories as she settled on a flat moss covered stone.

Her crafty squirrel companion joined her. Most of the time the giant tree rat kept to himself, which suited Venom just fine. However, she did enjoy the intelligent creature’s companionship when he chose to join her. Especially when she had much use of his hand like paws. The two of them settled down and Venom felt her heart race in excitement, she was going to be a real warrior princess.

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