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Her aunt's explanation earned a surprised blink from the youth, then her eyes gradually began to narrow in suspicion. "Nuh-uh," she refuted, testing the waters of authenticity. "Skulls come outta dead bodies, not out of the ground!" she exclaimed with confidence, though she paused and looked at Osprey Sr. questioningly, as if not one hundred percent sure of her correctness.

"Why's it not practical? I could break it like a stick and carry it around in my mouth, stabbing people with it!" Junior declared excitedly, imagining herself parading around with what would equate to a sword. She'd really be a Warrior and Shield Maiden then! "Nobody would ever be able to beat me in a fight!" she added, unaware that it might be considered cheating to bring such a weapon to the battle arena. All was fair in love and war, was it not, and Osprey just liked to think of herself as innovative.