I write stories in any spare time I’ve got, mainly fantasy (think game of thrones meets final fantasy) and a lot of elements are directly dragged out of the reptile world. From main characters to just bulking up chapters. Things like royalty walking guests through their grand collections of designers Burmese or a village worshiping a Albino tortoises. And even more random things like a witch who believes the blood of a Pied animal is the secret to immortality… 
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