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There was a gentle hiss as the gray mare crossed the threshold of their family's territory. The reptilian mare sauntered slowly through the brush following her for a moment and keeping to the back. By the mare's stature and scent, she was agitated. For whatever reason why? There was a chuckle as the spiked azrein made herself known coming from the brush from behind. A small squirrel had the misfortune of getting within striking distance as Barb's neck became a blur of horns, fangs, and teeth. Blood quickly dripped from her maw splattering the ground and rolling down her cheeks and neck as she chewed nonchalantly and absently on the now squirrel carcass. Her red eyes stared at the mare with an inquisitive glance as if to question What are you doing here, fair one? Barb gave a grunt knowing that she was not alone in this territory. Her cousins would no doubt appear sooner or later.

With that, she spit out the rest of the carcass to the side licking what blood she could from her lips. Barb was sure there was some kind of etiquette when it came to meeting strangers...what was it again? "Hail, creature." She grunted. "Do you know what lands you have crossed into?" She felt her spines rattle on her back, hoof claws digging into the soil beneath her scratching and kicking up the earth, her tail snaking and whipping its way behind her as she began to circle the gray and gold mare. "I am sure one as you would not be here if she knew what creatures lay beyond..."

Barb simply gave a grunt following the gray mare slowly, her clawed feet scratching at the ground idly. "One such as you that you are not like us." She hissed gently flicking out a pointed tongue before it snapped quickly back into her mouth. The mare seemed angst, defensive, and yet apprehensive all at the same time. She was intriguing as well as her defensive, and her courage was...well either stupid or commendable. She only stopped following the mare when another came in sight...



There was a blur of black and white as a furry female jumped from the right side in front of Sharsa blocking her path. She gave a malicious smile showing one elongated canine fang on her left side. Light purple eyes stared at the gold and gray mare as she gave a chuckle, her voice smooth and sweet. "Cousin? Have you brought us another plaything?" Talon flicked her elongated cat-like tail behind her, her fur seeming to extend on her body as if she were flexing them herself. As her tail came in contact with a small weed, the vegetation was jaggedly and clean in some places as if the mare's fur was nothing but blades. She came a little closer to Sharsa looking her over. "She seems capable...."

She gave a bit of a chuckle shaking her head. "No, Cousin. This one isn't for such a thing, but she is interesting. She travels through our lands unphased and unknowing....which means she be either brave or stupid." Barb came forward standing a little bit behind Sharsa as if to attempt to block her in, the two mares eyeing her slowly and maliciously, Talon smirking and Barb hissing her laughter. The mare was glad that part of her family had come. She was only missing her own brother, but he always did what he wanted. There was nothing Fang did without wanting to do his own thing first. Selfish bat.

"Ahh. She speaks! How delightful." Talon gave a giggle now changing her stance so that she stood having her side face the mare, her tail slightly stuck out so that if needed she would use it to strike. "Are you afraid of strangers then, dear? Talon turned toward her cousin. "Maybe she's not so dumb after all." She eyed Sharsa with interest giving another fanged grin. It was then that she noticed the mare was trying to move. Talon pawed at the ground maliciously.

Barb laughed at the comment flicking her tongue out before allowing it to settle back in the cavern that was her fanged mouth. "Wouldn't you like to know? As far as I can tell it's just us. Lucky you, neh?" Barb saw her cousin's single and adjusted her own stance moving a tad bit closer toward Sharsa keeping her tail also slightly stretched in order to strike, the two dark mares forming a circle around her. "She may not be stupid, but she seems blind to her surroundings." Barb snorted licking her maw again tasting the squirrel's blood. It made her spines rattle sending an echo about the land. "So....who are you and why are you here?" Barb tilted her head clawing at the ground with a clawed foot. "I'm curious. Indulge me." Barb snapped her mouth feeling a low growl emit from her throat. A look from Talon quickly calmed her.

Barb tilted her head in curiosity as she relaxed her posture. It was unusual for the reptilian mare to do so but this strange mare was something of an interest to her. She gave a course laugh shaking her head. "We may be beautiful, but we're just as black, sick, and twisted on the inside as any other filled with disdain at the world." Barb looked toward her cousin as Sharsa mentioned the humans they despised. She flashed her tail wildly with irritation at the thought of them, clawed hooves stamping and digging up the ground as if she were ripping the flesh.

"We refuse to be led by things that don't even look like us. The ones that align themselves to the disease must be cut in order for the rest to flourish. They and the humans hold no use save for using as slaves, an emergency food supply, and even torture dolls. It's always fun to try things out on live victims." Talon gave a gentle purr as she heard her cousin smack her lips. "And Barb so does love the children. Their flesh is extremely tender and so very juicy. I've tried it once but I prefer the older, more mature flesh." Her tail flicked idly watching her carefully. "You're not terribly blind to everything if you're here and speaking to us. And I'm sure you know of the happenings in the world. Shar? Hmph. It's a little more intimidating then what's given to the eye." Talon commented looking between the other two mares.

Barb watched Sharsa with a bit of amusement shaking her head. "I am Barb and my cousin is named Talon. This is our home but since you are simply traveling we will give you passage through. There's obviously nothing for you here and you bear no threat." The scaled one stuck up her nose a little flicking her tail as she relaxed her posture. This one would have made a decent sized snack but since she was a bit lanky, Barb wasn't even wanting to go through any of the trouble.

Talon gave a grunt. "Barb, she may be useful. Just because she doesn't appear threatening doesn't mean she can't be. And the fact that she attempts to wield honey instead of vinegar with her tongue, she knows what she's doing....slightly. She comes on too strong with the compliments and too thick with the self-idiocy. Mother could have seen right though that." The mare gave a quick grunt relaxing her posture, however, as she took in the female. "Sharsa are you seeking anything in particular? Is there not something that you desire as to why you travel so? Surely more than curiosity of life drives you onward." Talon tilted her head in curiosity watching her with a sense of interest. "Your distaste of the humans are strong, that is for certain. Are you running away from them mayhaps?"

Barb watched her carefully with a bit of interest. So she was interested in the depraved and the macabre? Her tail flicked as the mare relaxed a bit more tilting her head. "We could always tell you. Then again you probably already know." She eyed her with a bit of suspicion that quickly went away more for amusement than anything. She watched as her cousin and Shar began to interact.

Talon had indifference written all over her face, her emotions kept quite well under check. As the mare explained herself Talon couldn't help but give a chuckle. "Then you are an idiot to reveal your weaknesses to those that you do not know. You do realize that could be played against you yes? I'm sure you know what you do, and I am sure that others lie. Lying is a way of getting what one wants, yes? I'm sure you do." The mare would not be fooled by such a facade for she played the manipulation game just as much. Her tail flicked behind her idly as she listened, her eyes roaming slightly as she took a walk around the group. "Everyone wants power. Belonging is simply a matter of the mind. But you won't get it by doing nothing but traveling. You gather allies, find those who seek what you do. And those that you want to extract revenge, you worm your way into their hearts and then strike. But I shouldn't be telling you all this. You seem like you know." Talon stopped her strolling and eyed her gently.

She became interested hearing how Shar spoke. She also noticed the brief glimmer of disgust on the mare's face. It made her chuckle slightly knowing that Talon would have caught that as well. "Is the ability that you can't or that you won't? Come now, killing is as easy as breathing. It just depends on how messy you want to get. Our family has been doing this for ages killing for either revenge or just plain boredom. Nothing and no one is safe." Barb snapped her teeth violently looking at Shar as if to make a point. It was true that the females had killed other azrein but they weren't like themselves. Killing another like them would be more of a cardinal sin that simply killing a weaker formed azrein. Her tail waved madly behind her slightly keeping close to Shar as Talon paced. "Well we love tears and as long as you're a good story teller, we won't kill you." At this point both mares flashed a fang smile weilding a wicked promise.

Talon gave a grunt mulling over the mare's words. She wasn't a leader though she made others think she could be capable of such. But did that mean she was a follower? Could she follow directions well? The mare gave a slight grunt in deep thought. It was true, their family were attempting to mass an army to take against the good forces of this unnatural world and while they were good on brute force, it wouldn't be well enough if they couldn't have a few "normies" in their ranks in order to infiltrate. Talon knew brute force couldn't win everything and therefore, there needed to be a sense of normality among their twisted crew. "You are quite true, Shar. It seems you'll have to lead eventually if you want to extract your revenge, however. Unless you're going solo." The mare flicked her tail idly as the two now listened to her words.

Both mares were curious and rightly so. The spined female tilted her head a little watching with amusement while the spike of fluff simply stared with a boredom. It was true, they would have probably killed her on first sight for being one of those fAzrein. Both were curious as to what on earth could Shar want this much suffering out of something so small and so puny? Humans were insignificant and should be killed rather than toyed with. As much as they were weak, if humans banded together, they could be forceful which honestly it was better to be rid of them now then later. Shar's story was of course a little funny and quite pathetic to the two. Barb couldn't believe the idiocy and Talon simply couldn't understand how any Azrein could be so caught up. When she stopped Barb eyed her as if to urge her to keep going. Talon yawned. "I'm tempted to find out what's next but I'd rather not bore myself any longer. Shar, as interesting as you are, you would not do well with our cause therefore I believe I should end you. You're quite pathetic if you're letting this bother you so much." Barb gave a snort and snapped at her cousin hissing all the while. "Oh please, let her finish first. Afterwards we can kill her unless the ending is really good and she can prove that we should spare her then we can let her go." The two cousins stared down at each other for a moment before Talon gave in and sighed. "Very well. But for her sake, I do hope she has a good ending."

Both mares listened intently quite enthralled by the tale. So it was what they always assumed: humans are just as evil spirited as they thought. But labor was labor. And any other human or azrein or creature would do such a thing if they could. Which got the wheels in Talon's head turning slowly. Her face was stoic as her train of thought went for a brief moment before she gave a gentle snort. "Humans...are meant to end. That is all I care about. If a mare is too duped into this idea then it is her fault. The only way to make one see is to trick her into seeing. Perhaps make an instance where the human harms one of her young. Bonded pairs are harder to break because they're always connected but what if you could sever that connection? Make her choose between human and child? Hard but can be done." She gave a brief yawn for a moment as if thinking even further on how to destroy a bonded pair. That would be an extreme win. "Oh! Or you wait until the bratlings were older and then harm or even leave the mother on the brink of death and leave it on the human's fault. Turn the children against humans entirely and have them teach others!" Her spines rattled with excitement for a moment as she gave a brief chuckle snapping her fangs in excitement. "I think we should help her, Talon." The other immediately gave a brief cough of a whicker. "My dear Barb, I would take a guess that she doesn't want or need our help. I'm sure she can think of a plan all on her own." The mare gave a brief look over to Shar, a dark glint in her eyes before she shook her head. "But no, we will not kill her. She can go if she wishes. Nothing here but death anyway." Talon watched her with violet eyes as she spoke flicking her tail idly behind her as Barb gave a more relaxed stance shifting to give Shar more room if she wished to leave. Her face looked disappointed but Talon was the older cousin and often knew what she was doing. Barb trusted her family more than any outsider as much fun as they promised.