For as long as you can remember, humans and snakes have been at war with each other. You never thought that the fighting would affect you, though, until a successful excursion into human territory by their leader, Spottedfang, resulted in you being taken prisoner and displayed publicly for those in the tribe to gawk at, insulted, and treated as a criminal. It's been horrible. As you're trying to get some sleep at night, you hear the sound of slithering, and a blue cobra comes into view.

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"Human, let'sssssssss talk."