Creatures Caves

Terribly sorry for the lack of updates to this, I've been quite busy with school and life and all that. Anyway, here's the latest part of Drossel's adventure!

Part 3

That night, the group of Hardman children stole away into the heart of the Jungle, dragging poor frightened Drossel with them. Gemma looked on from a low branch on a nearby tree, grinning at the scene as two of the boys rolled in a large, rough, goldish creature egg. "Fresh from the nest for ya, lucky we got it before the big ones noticed!" gasped the bigger of the two boys.

"This is gonna be easy, even for a scaredy-Norn like you, Drossel! It's just gonna be a baby. No way a Hardman can be beat by a li'l baby. Not even a weakling like you." sneered Gemma. The crowd looked on with excitement as the egg cracked apart. A small Grendel staggered out, with a bewildered look on it's face.

The crowd roared with laughter. "It's just a pipsqueak!" called one of the younger kids. "I could take it in my sleep!" cried another. As the crowd of young Norns laughed and jeered for a fight, the little Grendel hid behind his egg, with a sad look on his face.

Drossel approached it slowly, and was quite surprised when it cowered away from her outstretched paw. "Exmly scared..." gasped the Grendel.
"I w-won't hurt you..!" whispered Drossel, hoping nobody would hear her. Unfortunately for her, Gemma overheard.
"Excuse me? What do ya think you're doin'?" growled Gemma, angrily.
Drossel stepped instinctively in front of the Grendel boy. "I-I don't w-want to hurt him..." she stammered. "H-he's scared!"

Gemma shot her a look of disgust. "Ya know, I knew you were messed up in the head, but this really takes the cake! Whassa matter with you?!" she tried to push Drossel aside. "Move it, loser. I'll finish this myself."

What happened next was a surprise to everyone, including Drossel. The timid Hardman Norn reached up and delivered a slap across Gemma's face. Drossel barely had time to comprehend what had happened, when Gemma tackled her, screaming rude words and giving poor Drossel the beating of a lifetime.

The next thing she knew, Drossel was sent away from her Jungle home, disowned by her own sorrowful parents, declared by the others to be a shame to the Hardman species. Who'd ever heard of a Hardman standing up for a Grendel; and then picking a fight with her own kind to protect said Grendel? It was certainly unheard of.

Poor Drossel, she'd had enough of being picked on for being weak, for being scared, and most of all, for being different... She thought back to the Grendel. "Exmly scared..." The words echoed in the back of her mind. She sympathized for the poor Grendel. He was just scared, just like she was... Drossel sat down in the middle of the corridor and cried.

"But I'm scared..."