Hideaway Strath we're all brave until we realize the cockroach has wings

Mallaidh does not have time to catch her breath before there’s a sudden movement out the corner of her eyes. Unsure of whether or not she can panic anymore, she finally registers the face as something familiar and her eyes—paler every day—widen in relief. When she realizes the bug is no longer coming at her face, she falls limp and all four legs splay open dramatically.
 
Behold, the tragedy of young death.
 
After a long, drawn out moment, she finally rolls over to one side and faces Hemlock. She nods a few times and eventually offers a verbal response. Yeah. Shake it off. Up and at 'em!
 
From the corner of her eye she spots movement and her pupils blow instantly, head drooping low to watch it scuttle ahead of her. She doesn’t rush after it, having learned her lesson once. She picks her head up and stares at the caretaker in disbelief. “They fly?”