The Sentinels Reaching a fever pitch

"No," Sarah shook her head, for a moment feeling the glory of knowing something the big, wise and experienced adult did not. "No, no, no," she emphasized, even though she had not the slightest idea of, what insects were or what exactly the crickets did. It was just the name. 

"It's a monster," she whispered, leaning towards Lucani, excitement flickering in her eyes. "It's th-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-s big," she put her paws up to show and lost balance in the process and fell to her side.