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Part one of my Yuletide 2018 installment for fresne: a charming little snapshot of Grendel's relationship with his mother. I kinda just ran with the implications in the text about their demonic/eldritch nature. I am not a medievalist so this may be WILDLY off-base, but I had fun writing it. I have an illustration or two to add also, hopefully within the week. :) Somewhat influenced by the descriptions of draconic intelligence in The Hobbit and Terry Pratchett's books. A cold, ancient sort of intelligence and an almost loveless bond, with less potential for the redemption and forgiveness humans are so fond of in stories. The other part is the human perspective, with a little more warmth than this one lol. Hope you enjoy!

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