12-29-2019, 09:09 AM
Through the woods they went, that girl and her companion. One walked and one slithered, both content to hear the silence of the trees, the whispers of the wind. It was in this place that the snake knew it could not be bested, for there was no creature that could rival it, and because of this, the girl would never feel fear.
And yet there was a problem, for due to the serpent's strength and might, the other creatures ran from he and the girl.
"Serpent," the girl said when they fled, their tails and their paws disappearing into the roots of the large trees and the burrows in the earth, "Why do they run?"
"They are afraid, girl," the serpent replied, "They know that if they approach, I will be at your side, for we are never apart."
The girl thought on this, believing it to be quite sad. While she was grateful for her friend's constant presence, she wished to meet others. The girl wanted to speak with all of the animals of the forest and the rivers. She was certain they all had a tale to tell.
The serpent could sense her discontent. He felt the unease within her heart as if it was his own, and as they continued down the path, he spoke again.
"You wish they would come closer." he said.
The girl did not speak. She was embarrassed and partially ashamed to doubt that the company she kept was enough.
She nodded.
The snake's tongue flicked out and his head rose, more than half of his body ascending to reach a height greater than the girl's own. His dark eyes looked across the woods, and with those crisp winds, he breathed. His form changed, first his nose, and then his face, both elongating to a certain degree.
Where the serpent held small indents for ears, the scales and skin lengthened, tufts of dark fur soon to replace the cold exterior of the reptilian creature.
Limbs grew from the sides, four by the end of things, and that long coiled body rose and shifted into something more mammalian, until finally not a snake, but a beast stood beside the girl.
It lifted its head to the sky and gave a great howl, a sound it could not make as a serpent, but one that commanded the animals in their holes and in their shelters to congregate before it, for it was the king of this realm and would not allow them to hide from its majesty any longer.
The girl watched, bewildered and surprised at the change, and when the lesser animals approached, she was beside herself with joy.
"They are not afraid!" she said, opening her arms to accept them.
The beast corrected her, "They are still afraid, girl," he explained, "They will always be afraid, but it will not matter, because you are not."
But the girl did not care. Even if her new friends were afraid of the beast, they had come all the same to see and meet her.
And once the gathering was finished and she had learned their names, the girl and the beast turned to continue down the road,
walking
side by side.
And yet there was a problem, for due to the serpent's strength and might, the other creatures ran from he and the girl.
"Serpent," the girl said when they fled, their tails and their paws disappearing into the roots of the large trees and the burrows in the earth, "Why do they run?"
"They are afraid, girl," the serpent replied, "They know that if they approach, I will be at your side, for we are never apart."
The girl thought on this, believing it to be quite sad. While she was grateful for her friend's constant presence, she wished to meet others. The girl wanted to speak with all of the animals of the forest and the rivers. She was certain they all had a tale to tell.
The serpent could sense her discontent. He felt the unease within her heart as if it was his own, and as they continued down the path, he spoke again.
"You wish they would come closer." he said.
The girl did not speak. She was embarrassed and partially ashamed to doubt that the company she kept was enough.
She nodded.
The snake's tongue flicked out and his head rose, more than half of his body ascending to reach a height greater than the girl's own. His dark eyes looked across the woods, and with those crisp winds, he breathed. His form changed, first his nose, and then his face, both elongating to a certain degree.
Where the serpent held small indents for ears, the scales and skin lengthened, tufts of dark fur soon to replace the cold exterior of the reptilian creature.
Limbs grew from the sides, four by the end of things, and that long coiled body rose and shifted into something more mammalian, until finally not a snake, but a beast stood beside the girl.
It lifted its head to the sky and gave a great howl, a sound it could not make as a serpent, but one that commanded the animals in their holes and in their shelters to congregate before it, for it was the king of this realm and would not allow them to hide from its majesty any longer.
The girl watched, bewildered and surprised at the change, and when the lesser animals approached, she was beside herself with joy.
"They are not afraid!" she said, opening her arms to accept them.
The beast corrected her, "They are still afraid, girl," he explained, "They will always be afraid, but it will not matter, because you are not."
But the girl did not care. Even if her new friends were afraid of the beast, they had come all the same to see and meet her.
And once the gathering was finished and she had learned their names, the girl and the beast turned to continue down the road,
walking
side by side.
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