Silver Creek the ants go marching one by one

Spring shot back his own tease at him, and Casmir blinked in surprise. he hadn't been expecting her witty comeback. and he was never one to back down from a dare, and so, despite the bitterness he knew would explode on his tongue, the boy snapped for the nearest bug.

it crunched unpleasantly between his teeth; his face screwed up and he gagged once. "tasty!" he lied, obviously, eyes watering at the purely disgusting flavour.