Ratbird hunting

Be they civil, wild, or airborne, many a creat're be seekin tae meat o'th ratbird. Unbeknowst ta our first encounters, this seekin' be of utmost import'nce to Skaoi politics an foreign relations.

Fer instance, tae ratbird be downright dergs ta Yttrois an its inhabitants. Tae droppings o'ratbird be wat keeps conditions livable fer tem, an hunting ratbirds be banned with severe punishm'nt near tae city. It be not clear which came first, Yttrois tae ratbird mating site, or Yttrois tae ratbird conservancy, but either way, som'of our own be brigged o'er tis confusion, as syne landing we'd met none but hunters o'th ratbird otherwise.

An'deed, once known as a topic o'report, every bit o'civil'zation along tae way did have strong 'pinions, fer sure. Some despised Yttrois so bitterly, ambassadors feigned either a shared rivalry o'th city, or no know'ge it whatsoever, jus ta open conversation. In such cases, some ind'viduals did see to it ta hunt tae ratbirds quite viciously, ta prove teir honesty an get at tae sweet meats.

Aye, ne'er have I had so sweet
a meal, yet sav'ry, as tis meat.
I be full, yet...
another bite, aye.

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Montglimmery Scott, D.N.