The cockatrice stood on the bridge, its chicken head pecking at the cobblestones while the snake head tasted the air for danger.
I started to rise from our hiding spot, hand on my sword, but our captain shook his head.
“Never try and take a monster in a fight,” he whispered. He reached down and picked up a rock. He threw past it the chicken head. The monster squawked and chased after it, diving into the ravine. We crossed the bridge in a hurry, listening to the frantic beating of wings.
“A chicken is still a chicken,” the Captain said.

“DnD Cockatrice” by LadyofHats is marked with CC0 1.0.

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