"Only the best for my family. Besides, the fool went and got himself stick in the mud, so it was a mercy killing." Reaper admitted honestly. He looked down as Nevitha climbed upon his claw to get his attention. "Hello, little miss." He said with affection. He lowered his head to nuzzle her carefully.
"Hahaha! Mercy indeed! Saved his idiocy from tainting the local elephant breeding group, more likely," snickered Slygotha, as she talked around a large chunk of elephant. She liked elephant skulls. The ivory withstood acid etching very well, and one could craft beautiful pieces of art from it, if one was so inclined. Nidhogg, pushed from her hiding spot by her mother's eating, sullenly padded to the edge of the hoard, where the inner cave started sloping up a bit. Looking at a point in the ceiling of the cave, she crouched down on her haunches, waving her rear around in getting just the right position to spring. Then, up she jumped, her wings flaring outward as she pumped them several times to gain altitude. She deftly avoided the various stalactites and stalagmites dotting the inner sanctum, weaving in and out to practice her maneuvering in order to appease the broodmother.
I want this courtship to be long, but not easy. Of course, if it's fine with StarrNico? )
