Wapun Meadow survival of the fittest

what a foolish, stupid individual. merrick grinned with the glib air of a fraternity kid, eyeing the slender throat and slim limbs of the errant fighter. tongue tested the air, the goblin-cackle, and then it was swallowed as he thrust his ears toward arriving evien.
his rage turned to annoyance, then to curiosity. quelled by the doctor's assuring nature, at least for the present, the madman scoffed. "you know this moron?" well, this changed everything: now merrick would give their guest another bonus minute before he tore into that pretty face and scrubbed its glow to ash.