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[biteoffherhead]

[For anyone interested, there are massive pawprints circling the village.  And you may notice that some of the older prints actually trail through the village, perhaps when no one is around at that point.

But should you follow the fresh trail, you'll find Moro roaming, stalking, watching luceti from uphill, her predatory eyes glaring hatefully at

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[neverplaysfair]

[ Giant paw prints make Joshua curious. He's just following the direction of them, and might just be wandering up towards her from the direction she came... yes he does go looking for trouble also wrong pic orz ]

[biteoffherhead]

[For a moment, the winds are blowing against her, so she has yet to pick up your scent.]

[neverplaysfair]

[ And he gets close enough to notice the wings on her back. That makes him pause for a moment. He'd seen other animals in the forest, but none of them had had these sort of wings... ]

Are you not from this world?

[biteoffherhead]

[Boy does she seem displeased to have been snuck up on. Enjoy that loud, deep growl that resonates underneath her voice.]

I am not.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Your intimidation does not work on Joshua. ]

... Is your size normal, where you come from?

[biteoffherhead]

[Well if you're lucky you won't have to deal with teeth instead. Meanwhile, Moro is just laughing, smirking at him.]

All gods are of my size, save for my pups, who are more the size of your pathetic oxen.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Josh can take care of himself. ]

You're a god? I see. And what sort of hierarchy exists in your world for that sort of thing?

[biteoffherhead]

I am a guardian god. I slaughter whatever attempts to destroy the forest belonging to the Forest Spirit, who granted me my very existence.

[neverplaysfair]

...

The forest you're no longer living in.

[biteoffherhead]

Instead I must adopt this mundane forest, and while tempting, I must not kill these humans until there is a clear purpose. It would be disrespectful to the Forest Spirit's act of giving me life, and granting me the reprieve of death, though this accursed place robbed me even of that.

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua is totally sympathizing with her right now even if he doesn't seem like it. ]

Does it need to be protected, or did you adopt it to give yourself a purpose?

[biteoffherhead]

I cannot simply kill humans without reason. I was built to protect nature and the spirits. Though this is not my home, I will still slaughter all who defy the nature here.

[neverplaysfair]

So you need that purpose to justify your existence.

[biteoffherhead]

I exist because the Forest Spirit willed it.

I act for the purpose he granted me.

[neverplaysfair]

Are gods below spirits, then?

[biteoffherhead]

The Forest Spirit is the god of life and death.