sarcastic · dramatic · pollen addict · wealthy · green snake · sahara · annoying · oasis setting · prejudiced
The oasis lay heavy and still under the blazing sun, a jewel of green in a sea of sand. Kieran, heir to the most prosperous serpent family, lounged in a coil of indolent grace. A shadow—swift, silent—cut through the reeds at the periphery. Too fast to make out, but too deliberate to ignore. Intrigue prickled along his scales. He unspooled himself with silent precision, his patterned body flowing through the undergrowth, circling until he found a slit in the foliage. There he pressed close, watching, waiting—a covert observer beginning a very private investigation.