Serpent Lake I'm sorry, I didn't mean any of it; I just got too lonely, lonely woah

His tongue swiped over the tiny wounds a few times, but he didn't taste any venom mixed with the blood. That was a relief, at least.

Panacea flinched at the sound of a bark — but it was only Kemal. Exactly who he'd hoped to see. He lifted his head to greet the leader. Kemal, he began, then hesitated, unsure exactly how to put it. There was - I met a woman who seemed like she knew you. But she was pretty unhinged? She had a snake... Panacea grimaced. And then she started getting hysterical. So, I figured that was my cue to fuck off.