07-22-2020, 12:33 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]As the snakes rose to attention, one yawning wide enough to show the inside of its mouth very clearly, Rin felt a jolt run through her. That was a black mamba, or at least very closely related to one. Killua, she was pretty sure, had taken a black mamba as a companion- but at least that one had been albino, in contrast to its name, "Kuro." This one, on the other hand, looked just like-
She shook her head, closing her eye. No, now wasn't the time to be thinking about that. It was one bad experience, that's all. This one didn't appear supernatural in origin; it was just a normal snake. Venomous, but not capable of ripping the memories out of any creature who crossed it.
As the stranger spoke, she lifted her head to look at him more closely, her ears swiveling to listen. Hebi. That was, indeed, a name she'd carved into the cave walls surrounding the Starpool. It might have been a coincidence, particularly since she'd had to get his name from other written records that had survived all this time- but perhaps he remembered better than she would. In any case, he wished for sanctuary, and that much, they could provide.
"Of course," Rin said finally, twitching her ears. "There's a camp inside the caves further up the mountain, and there's also a town over by the docks. Plenty of space, whichever one you decide to settle in." Given that snakes were cold-blooded, she suspected Hebi would opt for the sea town; any of the houses, she figured, would have enough space for them all.
Clearing her throat, she added, "My name is Rin. What are your snakes' names?"
She shook her head, closing her eye. No, now wasn't the time to be thinking about that. It was one bad experience, that's all. This one didn't appear supernatural in origin; it was just a normal snake. Venomous, but not capable of ripping the memories out of any creature who crossed it.
As the stranger spoke, she lifted her head to look at him more closely, her ears swiveling to listen. Hebi. That was, indeed, a name she'd carved into the cave walls surrounding the Starpool. It might have been a coincidence, particularly since she'd had to get his name from other written records that had survived all this time- but perhaps he remembered better than she would. In any case, he wished for sanctuary, and that much, they could provide.
"Of course," Rin said finally, twitching her ears. "There's a camp inside the caves further up the mountain, and there's also a town over by the docks. Plenty of space, whichever one you decide to settle in." Given that snakes were cold-blooded, she suspected Hebi would opt for the sea town; any of the houses, she figured, would have enough space for them all.
Clearing her throat, she added, "My name is Rin. What are your snakes' names?"
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