"What, you think they had us fish? Tcheh." She shook her head. "No, we were more useful farming dirt and potatoes and onion on some far-flung floating island. Who cares about ocean, yes?"
She eats slowly, stirring the paella as she talks. "And despite that, they weren't bad little peasants, my handlers. But everyone in village, they spent much time concealing who and what we really were."
"... I think maybe our noble, he found out, because he wanted to 'see our skill for himself'." She scoffed again. "Of course my handlers pick me for the very first hunt.
"I'm sure you can imagine what happened to noble and his hunting party then."
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Date: 2024-12-19 12:58 am (UTC)She eats slowly, stirring the paella as she talks. "And despite that, they weren't bad little peasants, my handlers. But everyone in village, they spent much time concealing who and what we really were."
"... I think maybe our noble, he found out, because he wanted to 'see our skill for himself'." She scoffed again. "Of course my handlers pick me for the very first hunt.
"I'm sure you can imagine what happened to noble and his hunting party then."