The Sentinels all I ever wanted

the bugs assailed him in the manner they accosted the plants, tittering and teeming as they combed his fur and droned about him. with snarls and snaps he kept some at bay, though their numbers had forced him to take refuge in one of donnelaith's many small caves. without thinking he dove into the opening, ears flat and eyes closed as he broke through the rim into the darkness. it took him a moment to realize he was not alone -- with a start he recoiled and scrambled backwards, his eyes struggling to adjust in the dark. "who is that?" he asked timidly, feeling blind as the darkness thrummed about him.