I'm not sneaking. [ a beat, then an exhale that bleeds some of the tension from him: ] I was looking for one of the bodies ㅡ the crabs.
[ He'd heard stories of other creatures appearing during the attacks: serpentine things that darted quickly and pounced, and of course there had been the dogs ㅡ ] The weather runs hot and the meat will spoil if left out too long.
[ There, he doesn't say, though it's clear enough in how he looks at her ㅡ angry, resigned ㅡ Are you satisfied? ]
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[ He'd heard stories of other creatures appearing during the attacks: serpentine things that darted quickly and pounced, and of course there had been the dogs ㅡ ] The weather runs hot and the meat will spoil if left out too long.
[ There, he doesn't say, though it's clear enough in how he looks at her ㅡ angry, resigned ㅡ Are you satisfied? ]