01-22-2023, 07:31 AM
Odette wasn’t entirely sure what the source of the smell was. Her nose wasn’t trained to differentiate between such creatures; all she knew was that it was a rodent.
And then, as they padded further inward, and he asked the question, she felt a buffet of warm air hit her. It wasn’t warm, per se, but it was warmer than the outside temperatures for sure. With it brought the unmistakable scent of a skunk.
She licked her chops, all too eager to find herself something juicier to eat than a mouse or a rat, when his question finally registered. ”Princesses need not hunt for themselves,” she said, without haughtiness or snark; it was a simple fact. She stared at him, waiting for him to offer to go get food for them.
And then, as they padded further inward, and he asked the question, she felt a buffet of warm air hit her. It wasn’t warm, per se, but it was warmer than the outside temperatures for sure. With it brought the unmistakable scent of a skunk.
She licked her chops, all too eager to find herself something juicier to eat than a mouse or a rat, when his question finally registered. ”Princesses need not hunt for themselves,” she said, without haughtiness or snark; it was a simple fact. She stared at him, waiting for him to offer to go get food for them.