Ouroboros Spine got no bones

@Dijax! This takes place before Sidewinder goes to BFW.

The moon was out, and Sidewinder looked at it with mild interest. A waxing crescent. That meant that it would soon be a half moon, followed by the full. Three more cycles, and it would likely begin to warm up again, setting Sidewinder free of Ouroboros Spine. But for now, he would remain. He did not make plans beyond that. For as long as the spine did not chase him off, he intended to eat from their stores and woo their members in whatever way appropriate. For the males, it was usually just speaking with them, exchanging tales or talking of what was to come. Mordecai had proved an easy one to sweeten, and he had already given Sidewinder so much. With the ladies, it was merely a matter of complimenting them and making jokes when appropriate.

Having stepped on a prickly bush earlier in the day, Winder went to work on it. Falling to his rump, he began to bite out the thorns that stuck between his toes, wincing and licking at his foot as he did so. If he failed to do so, though, he knew that the consequences would be much, much worse. Leaving them there would cause him more pain down the road, and he certainly did not want that.