Dragoncrest Cliffs Can I eat this?

Pepper did his own searching, returning to meet Val with a cricket situated uncomfortably (for the cricket) between his incisors. He’d managed to pluck off the larger legs, making handling the bug much easier. 

Standing near the clear water now, he dropped the squirming bug on the surface. It writhed and fought, but only swam in circles. As expected, fish began swimming near to investigate. When one moved in to eat the cricket, Pepper attempted to snag it. He missed, and the cricket was gone. 

”Unfortunately, it ain’t gonna do the catchin’ bit for ya,” he said, offering Val a sheepish grin. ”Calls ‘em up at least.”