Noctisardor Bypass nature

She paused to mull the question, tongue absently swirling around her mouth to probe all the gaps, including the freshest one. Not for the first time, Druid wondered if she might get an infection from all the waste she cleaned up on a daily basis. It was a necessary evil and, besides…

I get all my nutrients secondhand these days, she said dryly, taking a careful seat. It helps that the oldest four can take some regurgitated meat now, though I’ve found that I can manage most meat if I just work it long enough.

She stared down at the hunk of carrion, which would be too tough for her based on a brief visual inspection. Well, Druid wasn’t particularly hungry at the moment. She’d just finished cleaning up after Heda’s boys, after all.

To answer your first question, I think I’m doing better than I was. I think that confronting Glaukos—and getting her teeth kicked in by her own hand—was some kind of wake-up call or something.