The Creatures · Relic 23/30
Nature
A chrome scorpion, venom beading at the raised stinger.
They sting because it is their nature.
You carried them across the water and acted surprised.
A parasite does not betray you. It simply feeds.
The scorpion and the frog. It stung you because it is its nature. You knew before you offered it the river crossing. The betrayal is always there at the start.