The Serpent & The Hunter

“He went to the forest with neither sling nor snare, but still confident. 
She had been hunted by the strongest and fastest of the tribe; The smartest and sneakiest, and she had bested them all. At first she delighted in their attempts, then she grew annoyed at them, and eventually she grew weary of them. That is until they sent their cleverest. 
He came with neither weapon or guile. She watched as he went to the great tree in the heart of her domain and sat. Then he began to sing. It was a song of longing and hope, one so sincere and so pleading that it could not be idle whimsy. He was sing it to her. She was perplexed by this hunter, but despite this display she still knew what she must do to protect her home. She would not be set off guard by these strange tactics. A hunter is a hunter after all. 
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