"There is, no doubt,
more to the story than this,
but Hebe never shared it,
yet from that encounter on-wards,
the lion became her steadfast companion,
patrolling with her,
guarding the lands of the Icyene."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"Anax was its name,
ever ferocious and wild,
but also ever loyal to her,
to the extent it is rumoured that,
upon her eventual death,
it lay by her side until its own end,
guarding her body forever more."
-Excerpt from
'The Epic of Hebe'
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"The patrols of Hebe extended beyond
the stronghold of the Icyene,
and upon one such venture beyond the river,
Hebe fell upon a warfare of hydras
fleeing to the east.
These were the Spawn of Loarnab."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"Hydra are said to continue growing
for as long as they live
and have an abundant source of food,
be that growing in size
or growing additional heads."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."
"One of this warfare in particular
had indeed become quite large
- about the size of a large auroch.
That became Hebe's target.
Fell that beast and the others
would scatter in fear."
"It is brief, but beautiful, and should be protected."