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That’s probably not good, I thought with a sick feeling in ned to disarm an opponent, like poison

I take it back I don’t like how much you read

Just go ahead and talk totimes of trial It helps with the fear

If only we could pick our human partner…

I took deep breaths, leading now My ani better about who took the reins when Still, I kinda wished she’d picked this moment

More deep breaths, sending en into th and speed Dulling the pain a little Not enough, though This was going to be hairy

“Do you speak?” I asked, because it was a great stalling technique “Take me to your leader”

The one in front gnashed its teeth and made a nack-nack-nack sound It was a little better than the “ha-ha-ha” froe oozed down its chin

“Right, okay,” I said softly, testing their liuration of the creatures i to box hten the circle

Nothing for it, then

I charged, sprinting at the one on the side Surprisingly, it pulled back, creating space between us The ones that used to be front and back rushed in, flanking ht with a knife that was h eered back but turned as I did, sticking out my knife The blade sank into the ribs of the one that had planned to score its claws across my back

“Suck it, fucker,” I said, grabbing its bony shoulder and pulling it forward It stomped, off balance I slipped behind and stabbed three tiure

How sht

They are pack ani prey They also clearly underestimated you

Yeah That’s what I was thinking Balls

Breathing heavily, I intended to use the dying one as a shield, but its legs gave out It flopped to the ground, not dead but not willing to serve as my super-handy shield