Redtail Rise everything's not lost

She grinned lightly when he flinched, enjoying the look of surprise on his face when he realized what it was. Being startled was natural- it would help him dodge to miss a strike by a stag's antler, or a horse's hoof. He rebounded quickly, naturally curious, and investigated the insect himself. She crept closer while he mouthed the bug, not bothering to tell him it would likely break if he wasn't gentle enough. There were more crickets where that one had come from. 

"Dunno," She whispered. "But they all do it. An' when they all make that thound togethuh, it get'th really loud." She said. She looked around. "There mutht be thouthandth of 'em out there," She said, shuddering at the thought.