"Excuse me?" Cologne asked, "Are you suere you have this right?"
"Yes, great-grandmother!" Shampoo cried out as she bowed before the Amazon Elder. "Stupid redheaded female outsider no is human! Is too, too evil Fake Musk! She is shape-shifting animal monster!"
"A Lycanthrope," Cologne corrected Shampoo.
"That's what Shampoo say!" Shampoo stated, only to wince at the sight of Cologne holding her staff high. Fortunately, no blow came from this, and Shampoo let out a sigh of relief.
Cologne tapped her staf on the ground a few times, her eyes closed in concentration. The bubbly purple-haired Amazon could only wonder what the multi-centennial matriarch was thinking.
Shaking her head, Cologne muttered, "This isn't good... not good at all..."
Hearing Cologne say this surprised Shampoo. Cautiously, she asked, "What you mean great-gradnmother?"
Opening her eyes, Cologne stared at Shampoo. "Shampoo, why didn't you contact us at the village before you attacked this beast? You KNOW that the laws pertaining to outsiders are only for HUMAN outsiders, not weres. We could have anulled youe Kiss of Death and sent a hunting party out to help you."
Shampoo nodded her head. "Shampoo know, but Shampoo wanted to make village proud. Shampoo wanted to kill fake Musk-girl and bring back pelt for trophy. Be praised as big hero for coming back with remains of monster Shampoo kill only by self."
Cologne sighed and shook her head. She couldn't reallyt blame her great-granddaughter. With the way the outside world had 'modernized' over the centuries, there were fewer enemies, and lsser magical creatures to go after. Which meant fewer cahnces for Amazon Warriors to prove themselves to be great warriors. Shampoo was only trying to take advantage of a situation to boost herself up through the warrior ranks, by killing the Lycanthrope all by herself.
*CLONK*!
"Ow!" Shampo cried out as she held onto her head with both her hands. "Why great-grandmother hit Shampoo?"
"Shampoo," Cologne said her great-granddaughter's name at length, "While your warrior spirit and actions are commendable, it was still a foolish thing to do," Cologne's eyes narrowed, "AND you went against Amazon Law. You know it is REQUIRED of an Amazon to contact the rest of the village of a confirmed werecreature sighting as soon as possible. Instead you go out to hunt it yourself, and look what happens! You get put into a coma for two months! Your skills are now probably lacking, and we'll have to restart your training from the beginning."
Shampoo gulped. She had a feeling she knew where this was heading.
"Shampoo, as much as it pains me to do this, the best I can do not, to keep you from recieving harsher punishment is to strip you of your warrior' ranking and train you from the beginning," Cologne said that in a depressed tone of voice. "Then, once I get you back at the village, we shall tell the others about the weretigress, and a members of a hunting party will be selected and sent out."
"NO!" Shampoo cried out in defiance. "Is Shampoo's prey! Shampoo spend most of year hunting by Shampoo's self!" Shamoo's eyes narrowed. "Shampoo know she hurt fake Musk badly too, silver mabe even cripple her," Shampoo stood o her feet adn grit her teeth as she glared down at her great-grandmother. "Fake Musk is Shampoo's quarry! Shampoo finish what Shampoo start and KILLL stupid fake Musk Tiger-girl!"
Cologne considered this for a moment. Shampoo was determined. And if Shampoo somehow HAD crippled te Lycanthrope, a hunting party would not be needed. One Amazon would suffice to kill the wertigress. And IF Shampoo came back with the Weretiger pelt, and Cologne said Shampoo had done it on her own, than Shampoo could be spared A LOT of the punishments and at worse only be made the butt of a few jokes by other Warrior Amazon.
Plus, Cologne could see the determination on Shampoo's face. While she knew Shampoo was 'out-of-shape' at the moment, not having moved in two months, she might possibly be in better condition than a silver-poisoned Lycnathrope.
Sighing, Cologne came to a decision...
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(Posted Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:10)
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