The guardian snake dropped on Taryn's shoulder and differently than the other vipers, this one coiled tightly around first her neck and then her body. The restriction on her neck cut off her oxygen which hindered her talent. She couldn't  change.<br/><br/>"Now, Earthshaker's toy, now what are you going to do?" he hissed in her ear. "Now walk." Taryn shuffled out from behind the curtain where Raschen stood shedding diamonds and stirring the dust around his posse. The boa constrictor pulled tighter. "Tell him that I will kill you if he doesn't leave." he commanded her.<br/><br/>Taryn choked and opened her mouth but didn't have enough air to make a coherent sound. Her ears felt like her brains would pop out as he squeezed a little tighter.<br/><br/>"Sheriff Kuguar of the kin that The Cotl do not recognize." The boa spoke in a deep and resonate voice. "Your lady will die like the abomination that she is and you will consider it a equitable sacrifice for if you withdraw, you and your troop will live to fight another day. Go now, foolish one, arrogant one. How dare you try to school The Cotl? We are children of the Gods. We go down in the deep and come to the surface, bringing wisdom and stealth to those above. The kin and the Hume working together are an affront to the Gods. The Cotl will own the world."