Tal snatched his fingers back from a snapping snapdragon, but he was listening to Melita's tale of the monster that had threatened the coast during the war with a furrowed brow. He nodded slowly, following her gesture, and scooted back a little from the 'log' that looked more like a giant thigh bone the longer he stared at it. "But... it was killed, right?" Or so the local gossip had indicated, since no one was talking about currently rampaging three-headed monsters in town.
Boreal growled and lashed her tail as something tried to chomp down on the tip, whipping it in annoyance and sending a small but fierce carnivorous turnip flying deep into the bushes. It let out a high-pitched whistle of rage, but where it landed there was a sudden fierce thrashing of vegetation and the tinny shriek cut off abruptly. Tal swallowed hard and edged back closer to Mel and Fangorn as his eyes swept the jungle around them, noting the way the trees seemed to sway closer even though there was no wind. "Might be," he agreed uneasily. "Really, really hope it's not, though." Carnivorous flowers were one thing. He could handle those. But an entire carnivorous island? That was a problem his little knife wasn't going to be able to cut.
"Think we should, uh, scout it out some more or... I dunno. Report this to someone?" He wasn't quite sure who was in charge of that department. But he was distinctly glad it wasn't him in this situation.
Boreal growled and lashed her tail as something tried to chomp down on the tip, whipping it in annoyance and sending a small but fierce carnivorous turnip flying deep into the bushes. It let out a high-pitched whistle of rage, but where it landed there was a sudden fierce thrashing of vegetation and the tinny shriek cut off abruptly. Tal swallowed hard and edged back closer to Mel and Fangorn as his eyes swept the jungle around them, noting the way the trees seemed to sway closer even though there was no wind. "Might be," he agreed uneasily. "Really, really hope it's not, though." Carnivorous flowers were one thing. He could handle those. But an entire carnivorous island? That was a problem his little knife wasn't going to be able to cut.
"Think we should, uh, scout it out some more or... I dunno. Report this to someone?" He wasn't quite sure who was in charge of that department. But he was distinctly glad it wasn't him in this situation.
