Noctisardor Bypass And the thunder rolls

She found herself abruptly pinned to the ground. Another child might have screamed, yet she still had yet to utter much of a sound. She did grunt and try to squirm free, yet Kaertok held her relentlessly until she grew still. She peered up at him, ears practically pasted to her skull, and quickly righted herself when he finally released her.

He spoke to her, Beetle too, and Grub huffed quietly. She listened, slicked ears blooming forward when her father questioned her directly. She considered his question. Even if she had known, would she have said so? In any case, Grub just shook her head and looked to him, thirsty for knowledge and eager to learn.