BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION • returning.

[Luciferr]

Dark claws shifted in the dirt underfoot as Silent grew aware of more of his people joining them to greet this stranger - a subtle barely there shift of his head to Jack

And then Dante - except Dante spoke up and the sharp crack of his bulging spinal column echoed as the beast turned to acknowledge the statement,

An exile?

Hrrr

The maws of the Ardent clicked pondering this new knowledge - so this one could be a problem, but it had to know for sure,

The ‘tongues’ flickered in the pitch spaces between the bone white serrated edges before he spoke to Dante this time - trusting the known quantity over the unknown quality - and Dante had been enthusiastic at his ascent, another point in favour.

”why was she exiled?” the rumbling voice spoke, an air of menace to this meeting now - if the stranger was a threat...