Neverwinter Forest [ic joining] pilfer and plunder

Deception. It was sweet while it lasted. More tender than the softest of meats, more satisfying than a fresh kill; not that Bayou was commonly around such a beautiful thing.

It was thrilling. Invigorating. What doubts had spurred her in to the mud, in to crawling and mewling for mercy in the beginning, now vanished. She was swift to assume a more relaxed posture along the earth's surface while the woman considered - and then rightly accepted the wicked child's half truths.

When prompted, she scurried after the pallid woman and over the knoll which rested between them and the cache of goodies, which now belonged to her

Yes, yes, this success bolstered Bayou's inner pride. Not even a great ghost could thwart her desires - she was just too smart for her.

[exit bayou]