Canyon

 

Ravenlake

Canyon was a crow.

Canyon hated his name.

Canyon abhorred the guy who had named him.

Canyon never replied when the guy called him.

The guy's greenhouse was his pride.

So, Canyon started with pebbles and slowly upgraded to stones.

The day one of the windows shattered, Canyon cawed in triumph.

That's when he stopped being Canyon and became a Jerk.

Canyon didn't like Jerk either.

The guy fixed the window and sneered.

A convoluted plan ensued. Canyon's buddies would help.

Well, the guy didn't live long enough to enjoy his greenhouse.

It was a murder, by God, a murder!

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