Totoka River xii. girl, you have fire in your soul

Lokie wasn't really sure what to think as they stopped on the beach. He hadn't had good experiences here, but he wasn't one who held on to that too tightly. Still, it made him a bit weary. The group came to a halt, and Lokie's eyes searched the area for things that could attach themselves to him. He didn't find any. 

But, as he turned his head toward Connor, it seemed his friend had found one. Connor had to make several attempts to get the creature to release its grip on his nose. Lokie simply stood with a look of Hurts, doesn't it? on his face. He wouldn't give an I-told-you-so, as that wasn't his nature. But at least maybe now Connor understood that those things freaken hurt!