i'm skin and bone
just a king on a rusty throne
She had grown bold but not in the way that her caregivers might have hoped. She did not seek out agemates for play or adventures, she struck out on her own with a fire that could not be tamed. The girl -- while annoyed with most of them -- sought out company in strangers. There was an air of danger, she had learned, in toying with loners. Back talking them and riling them. How far out into the lands could she get away with that? It was time to find out.
Straight around the lagoon and through the meadows she had found new hunting grounds. Her nostrils flared as she slinked between the trees. Soon enough the sun would fully set and she would be in the dark, cloaked with the protection of darkness. Until then she would scout.