[ He frowns at her for a moment, wondering if she's hearing something out here he's not—he didn't think the worms were dangerous, or at least not the ones he saw back in the city.
But he relents, and loosens his blade from its sheathe, baring steel to the dark. ]
We're trying to bring it back alive, if possible. Up ahead, and keep a wary eye out.
[ The smell of velvet worm is overpowering only ten paces up ahead, but there's no sign of the beast anywhere, and that's the strange p—
The top of his head bumps something soft. ]
Wh—
[ Felix looks up just in time to spot the worm, clinging to the ceiling, a split second before it falls on his head.
It's a baby. It has to be—any bigger and he'd be dead. But even a baby is the size of a small pony, and he ends up flattened, the creature flailing on top of him seemingly as confused as he is. ]
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But he relents, and loosens his blade from its sheathe, baring steel to the dark. ]
We're trying to bring it back alive, if possible. Up ahead, and keep a wary eye out.
[ The smell of velvet worm is overpowering only ten paces up ahead, but there's no sign of the beast anywhere, and that's the strange p—
The top of his head bumps something soft. ]
Wh—
[ Felix looks up just in time to spot the worm, clinging to the ceiling, a split second before it falls on his head.
It's a baby. It has to be—any bigger and he'd be dead. But even a baby is the size of a small pony, and he ends up flattened, the creature flailing on top of him seemingly as confused as he is. ]