She leaps back, climbs up the wall and away from the deadly flames, screeching at the top of her lungs. Could this have been avoided? Could her ally have been swifter, craftier? Perhaps she herself could have been, but now it doesn't matter. The hunger pangs only grow worse now that she knows this prey is armed and ready to fight them.
Not far off is her ally, who has more room to maneuver than she does from her safer vantage point. She directs her next cry to him, a vicious sound, as if to say do something. It should be obvious she can't do more than try to distract their prey from him by moving to and fro along the wall, which is exactly what she does.]
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She leaps back, climbs up the wall and away from the deadly flames, screeching at the top of her lungs. Could this have been avoided? Could her ally have been swifter, craftier? Perhaps she herself could have been, but now it doesn't matter. The hunger pangs only grow worse now that she knows this prey is armed and ready to fight them.
Not far off is her ally, who has more room to maneuver than she does from her safer vantage point. She directs her next cry to him, a vicious sound, as if to say do something. It should be obvious she can't do more than try to distract their prey from him by moving to and fro along the wall, which is exactly what she does.]