FOURTEEN YEARS AGO
PUPPET MASTER POV
Soon, little girl. Soon.
The anticipation is building and it is driving me mad.
That disgusting little creature smells so good and will make a tasty snack.
The Elders want the abomination gone.
Screw that.
I haven't smelled anything so delicious in so long.
These pathetic humans they've been giving me haven't satisfied my thirst. I need something much richer, something much sweeter.
That scent had been truly wondrous from her birth.
What a shame I lost her the first time. But now she is bigger; there'd be more blood for me to feed on.
I run my tongue along my teeth, feeling that delightful ache in anticipation of what I'd come for.
They've done a rather good job of hiding her, but they must know it can't last. I'm a predator; I'm made for
