Phoenix Maplewood can't touch this

Her suggestion was a good one, but unnecessary. No sooner had she spoken, than Nochtli managed to snag it out of the dark and put and end to this. The snap was clear and audible on her ears. Better still were the snarls and such that ended as a result. After that, everything was silent saved for their labored breathing. Such peace was absolutely blissful.

"Good," Citali replied, satisfied that the creature was now dead and no longer a problem. "Now let's get it into the light. I want to get a good look at it before we eat it." Yes, she was consuming that thing. Badger was delicious.

They moved the corpse outside and dined delightfully on the striped creature.

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