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“Pretty dangerous,” Xero warned “They won’t chase you down, but they will bite you if you get too close”

“I feel like getting bit by a toad is the least of our concerns,” I said

Kai dropped down behind us, landing without a sound “That’s because you’re thinking of earth toads One of those little fuckers tried to get er than mine and their mouths smell like formaldehyde”

“You smelled its mouth?” Jayce wrinkled his nose

Kai blinked at hierated patience “Kind of hard to avoid when so to stand here talking or are we gonna go? Because I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t really feel like being in the htfall”

Of course everybody agreed with that sentiment Kai and Jayce led the way to the path they’d found while Kingston kept watch over us fro out plants and animals that could kill us—which, honestly, was prettyback and forth every so often to check out the path ahead Kai crept along like a shadoatching everyone’s backs

I rown into a cohesive unit all on their own Pride and adoration swelled up inside of me A lot was still up in the air between us, but they wereworld

“Stop!” Jayce was breathless froh the trees toward us, holding out a hand “There’s so up ahead”

Kingston circled around once, then dived down between the trees li seamless He’d had a hell of a lot of practice the past feeeks

“A whole herd of so,” he added

My eyes widened, and I peered deeper into the forest “What kind of so?”

“Like , sharp teeth and glowing eyes”

“Harpy eaters,” Xero grunted

My eyes widened “Like… little harpies?”

“Sorown ones can take down an adult harpy I’ve never seen one in person, but I’ve heard about theht, toss them around and slice them up a bit, then tear them to shreds with their hooves and teeth”