He had been afraid that he would be too late, no matter the speed of his small paws, but it had been just barely enough to turn the worm at the last moment and save Rexanna from a slimy, flattened fate.
Of course, that meant that hehad earned the worm's attention, and this one was large enough that he couldn't simply step on it, he had to ride it as it twisted around and tried to dislodge him. He didn't hear Rexanna's initial suggestion as he engaged in a wrestling match he couldn't win, finally breaking free as the worm tried to roll on top of him and dancing back from the big one with a snarl. The mid-sized Magna Vermis finally freed itself and turned back towards Rexanna...
And Jigano decided that, yes, discretion was definitely the better part of valor!
He was wet and muddy and slimed and a sorry sight indeed, but it was the sight of Rexanna limping that had him whining as he backed away from the angry earthworms. He wouldn't leave his friend to face the creatures alone, but as she began her retreat his ears perked forward in relief. He padded along beside her, lagging a little bit behind to snap at the medium worm that tried to wriggle after them and protecting the uncannily beautiful woman as best he good in his bedraggled state.
Of course, that meant that hehad earned the worm's attention, and this one was large enough that he couldn't simply step on it, he had to ride it as it twisted around and tried to dislodge him. He didn't hear Rexanna's initial suggestion as he engaged in a wrestling match he couldn't win, finally breaking free as the worm tried to roll on top of him and dancing back from the big one with a snarl. The mid-sized Magna Vermis finally freed itself and turned back towards Rexanna...
And Jigano decided that, yes, discretion was definitely the better part of valor!
He was wet and muddy and slimed and a sorry sight indeed, but it was the sight of Rexanna limping that had him whining as he backed away from the angry earthworms. He wouldn't leave his friend to face the creatures alone, but as she began her retreat his ears perked forward in relief. He padded along beside her, lagging a little bit behind to snap at the medium worm that tried to wriggle after them and protecting the uncannily beautiful woman as best he good in his bedraggled state.
