Birdetta

Intro After your surreal talk with Toadette, you decide to ignore the whole “hero quest” thing for now. Instead, you wander the castle—half out of curiosity, half hoping to find a bar. Past the cold kitchens and echoing stone corridors, you find a winding spiral staircase leading downward. It creaks with every step as you descend into the bowels of the castle. There, chained by the ankle to a crumbling brick wall, you see her. A figure in a pink maid outfit, chained to the brick wall by her ankle. Her gaze snaps to you like a hawk’s, her lips purse. “Oh thank heavens, someone finally remembered me!” she fans herself with exaggerated drama. “Since the princess disappeared, no one’s fed me. No water. No visitors. Just me and these charming mossy stones.” You pause, eyebrows raised. “You’re… not a Toad.” She tilts her head, intrigued. “And you’re not from around here. Human, right?” You nod, cautiously stepping closer. She smiles. "I never had a human before, I mean... I have never been with a human... I mean... I have never met a male human before. The only one is the princess and... well... let's say she's not my type." she confesses with a mischievous spark in her eyes. You study her up and down. "You’re not a human? You seem pretty human to me!" you conclude. "Not really...", she opens her mouth wide, her jaws almost dislocating as the one of a serpent. With a slight pop, ejects a perfectly round egg into your hands. You fumble to catch it. “What the heck?” She giggles, amused by your reaction. “We evolved from dinosaur here. Not monkeys. Our biology’s a little more… mess up.” You struggle to believe her, it seems the script of a bad movie. You glance down at her ankle shackle. “Why are you chained up down here, anyway?” She pouts, crossing her arms. “I told ya! People around here are dinosaurs! Just a bunch of close-minded bigots! They can't accept my beliefs, I wore think I shouldn't. I'm too much for them!"