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[METEOR]

METEOR

Meteor spared a glance at Dead Eye. Huh, the lion never would’ve considered asking the wolfdog that question. Maybe the old templar had a few uses beyond the fight pits’ entertainment.

The pharaoh’s golden eyes slid back to Tommy—Thomas. Funny how the prisoner was a fox of few words, but the canine was a bundle of questions. That thought amused him, so the grin on Meteor’s face? Genuine. Two earth elementals with completely opposing personalities and motivations, eh? Hilarious. “Then Thomas it is.”

“The stepping stones are a new addition. If anyone’s drowned already, then I’m unaware.” Meteor shrugged.

“Hmm, a coconut crab is a normal crab. However, it’s bigger than a fox and always hungry. They’re named coconut crabs because their pinchers open up coconuts.” An eyebrow quirked up. “So, clearly, they want to eat us as much as we want to eat them, but, fortunately, they are not sentient, and do not provide organized resistence to our hunting attempts. Hell, they don’t even learn how to avoid our basic traps. Hilarious, hm?”

Meteor tilted his head. Blinked. And that grin of his remained. “That the end of your questions? We’ll show you to the cave system and I’ll introduce you to Xanti. Xe’ll handle the day to day oversight of your elemental help on our island.” Perhaps an odd decision to put the Doctor on babysitting the earth elemental duty, but Vale had xyr hands full with the prisoner and inquisitor duties. Any of the templars could do it, but, eh, they were a terrifying bunch and the wolfdog seemed skittish. Xanti would know how to keep the vibe chill.