Dragoncrest Cliffs they want my soul, they want the wave

his eyes watered with the stinging feel of those claws; he writhed and moaned until the loud crack reached his ears, and the pain suddenly abated. blinking away the tears, he barely caught chani's words—but did.

ooooff, lafayette remarked, trying to fight back further emotion. his nose really hurt!

but he wanted to put on a brave face for his cousin, and so he again approached the creature—now lying quite still, with a jagged break down the middle of its tough outer shell. he didn't trust it quite yet, but flared nostrils found that sweet scent. . .that sweet-meat-scent.

how eat? he asked chani, canting his head toward the older girl.