Fortress Assault by JJ Bookerson

Author:JJ Bookerson [Bookerson, JJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, R18
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Interlude 4 – Berri - Boredom, the Most Powerful Enemy

Berri looked over the birds that landed on her armored shoulders and palms, observing her with interest. She wasn’t sure why they would always gather near her, but their feathers were a wide array of colors, and their songs helped stave away the boredom between fights.

Jake had said that her holy aura and nature probably attracted them, but she wasn’t sure about any of that.

[Berri, don’t you wonder how that white one might taste? We’re getting a little hungry, and I don’t think our Lord plans to cook anything anytime soon. Fighting has made us a little peckish, even if the enemies were pathetic.]

Her sister had always been there, sharing their body for as long as Berri could remember. Blood, her sister, excelled at the things that she didn’t and helped protect them. They kept their secret for years and used their nature as a shield against the Dark Lamia that constantly plotted to punish or otherwise torture or kill her, cursed as she was.

Even now, they kept their secret from their Lord, Jake. While Berri had wanted to let Jake and her new sisters know about Blood, she had refused.

Their nature even kept her sister from fully being influenced by the Framework.

She considered the white bird. It had almost the same disgusting color of skin as hers. Would it even taste good? Jake had tried to convince her that her skin was not hideous, but how could the skin that caused her and Blood so much torture and pain be anything but that?

Jake and Ophelia’s skin was much closer to a tan color, while very light for a Dark Lamia was much more appealing than her skin. Fhesiah’s was nearly as pale and white as hers: a terrible color.

Her hand slowly wrapped around the bird, making it feel distressed. She could feel its distress as its freedom was restricted. It squawked and chirped as it furiously tried to wriggle from her grasp, but her powerful grip could pulverize stones. How could a tiny bird hope to escape?

The other birds all flew away, and she shoved the bird into her mouth and chewed. The bones crunched, and the blood drained from the bird as its life expired, and she swallowed the remains nearly whole. Its blood tasted well enough, but she certainly preferred her lord’s cooking.

The tiny morsel barely provided any sustenance compared to what she needed, but she was satisfied she removed the bird with the color that bothered her. Just as she was about to try to find something else to do, she felt the wave of disappointment and frustration coming over the bond from Jake.

Had he seen her eat the bird? Why would he care? He approached her with an exhausted look on his face. She dreaded what he would say. Had she done something wrong again that would make her have to wait even longer before they could mate? Maybe she went too far with taunting Alisara.

Jake looked like he was having trouble looking for the words to say when he sighed.

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