into the woods without any red hoods

[Shantotto]

Shantotto watched without speaking for a while, the weapon was accurate, at least the boy had that going for him. Then the parasite spoke, the change in his demeanor and the depth of how he spoke was clear cut as day. "Good day I say" she said half interested. She walked around the target examining the damage dealt by the weapon up close, using her stardust rod to remove small traces of the singed material. "Hmmm" she said without an accompanying rhyme. "Tell me parasite, Do you consider weakness to be blight?" She asked without turning to face Rafael. Her rod pointed up at his face from afar.

"The future is not for any but the true source, And attempts are met with failure if one only goes for it by force." She riddled as she walked closer and closer. Her intention to test just how far the parasite inside Rafael could be pushed.