Astra Intervenes
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 38066
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"I warned you once already, Vashkoda," Astra said, striding over from the
far side of the cavern and pulling her off Amy. Vashkoda must have weighed
at least 250 pounds, but Astra seemed to have little difficulty in
dragging her away. For one moment, Vashkoda looked as if she was going to
take a swing at her, but then she came to her senses. Astra was the
natural leader here, for all that Exotica was arguably of equal status in
the outside world. She was also the best fighter, and Vashkoda knew that
attacking her would be a bad idea.
"But, Astra..." she objected. "No buts. If someone doesn't want to eat orc, then that's their choice so long as they don't attempt to impose it on the rest of us. Give the newcomers a chance to settle in and get used to our ways. You know that how we live comes as a shock to all new arrivals at first. If it hadn't been the food that they'd had trouble with, it would have been something else. You know and I know that orc meat makes you stronger and speeds up healing, [37016] but they haven't had the chance to learn that yet. But they will, when they see how much faster your cuts and bruises heal than their own." Astra turned to Amy who, still slightly dazed, had just clambered to her feet. "You'd better see to your sister," she said, pointing to Rami who...
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