Blackberry had seen the chrysalis a while ago and could sense it - it was about to release its package to the world. Whether it was a new gembound, a mutation, or simply a injured idiot, this would be the first and last step they took back in the world.

And this would be the day that Huckleberry decided where their allegiances lie. With the family or with their enemies.

She stalked through Polaris and approached where she had found the crystal. It seemed that the gem had hatched and had spilled out a little bird, struggling to move or stand. Perhaps it had suffered some injury that it had not recovered from. Pitiful. Pathetic. Something so weak and hopeless had no use in this world.

She turned to Huckleberry and gestured to the bird. "Tell me, Huckleberry," she hissed. "What do you see here? What is this bird to you?"

Blackberry narrowed her eyes at Huckleberry's response. Guarded, perhaps? As if they didn't want to show their true feelings? Or perhaps the bird really meant nothing to them. Or maybe this was just another weird mood swing. Whatever the case, it didn't change what he next request would be.

She looked back at the bird, her stomach talons shivering with disgust. Huckleberry was right - that thing should be dead, not struggling on the ground. Something that couldn't even stand wouldn't be able to survive. Perhaps it was a mercy to kill them, but Blackberry didn't want to think of it as mercy. This was wiping filth from the caves.

She turned back to Huckleberry and gestured again towards the bird with her wing. "Huckleberry, you are to kill this bird right now."

Blackberry at first didn't believe what she was hearing. Her own child, refusing to kill, refusing to attack or even hurt. Her flesh and blood. The child of her and Blueberry.

It took a moment for the anger to arrive past the sheer shock. They hadn't really expected Huckleberry to refuse and were not exactly prepared for it. But now that they had said it, she knew that this would have been their choice all along.

The fury came swift and terribly. There was a loud gurgling from the back of her throat and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Punish you? PUNISH YOU?! I'll rip you to pieces!! How dare you! I am your mother and the leader of the family! You will do as I command! But I always knew that you were a weakling. A pathetic excuse for a Bloodberry. You do not deserve this family nor the love of parents and siblings. I should never have given life to your stone!" She lunged forward, eyes blazing with rage and her beak wide open, sharp teeth read to sink into flesh. She latched onto Huckleberry's throat and bit down, feeling blood well beneath her fangs.

Round: 1
Attempt: Lunge forward and grab onto their throat
Defense: natural defense
Injuries: none

Blackberry heard their pathetic whimpering and it only served to fuel her anger further. No child of hers was so weak and foolish. She was glad she wouldn't have to put up with the idiot anymore. Huckleberry had always been a problem for her. Not anymore.

She decided that just biting out their throat was too easy. She would play with them a little bit before she killed them, give them a true taste of her fury. She easily shoved them away, despite their size. They stumbled and she didn't hesitate to pounce again. She snapped her beak closed on their front left leg and twisted her head. It didn't break any bones, but it certainly broke skin and she tasted warm blood in her mouth. It tasted terrible - like a thunderstorm and like her own blood, but tainted. Disgusting, but she drank it eagerly anyways

Round: 2
Attempt: grab their leg and twist
Defense: natural defense
Injuries: none