“She needs a drink, he thought. He waited till she was out of sight, then leaned down to peer into the crevice. He didn’t dare get nearer — he knew she’d smell where he had been. He could just see the puppies. They had grown even in the past few days: plump balls of fur tumbling over each other. One was even nosing out towards the opening, looking for its mother. He grinned. They were so small, so … doggy. Something moved behind him. He turned, just in time. A talon lashed at him. Mottled yellow...-grey jaws and claws longer than a spearhead. He flung himself back, grabbed his spear, then held it out, his back safe against the wall. The beast stared at him. It was a lizard. He’d seen others a bit like it — but they’d been no bigger than his hand. This was a giant. It was wider than his thighs and taller than he was as it reared up, a couple of spear lengths away, striking again with its claws. He thrust his spear out to frighten it, then realised that the clawing was a threat too, designed to frighten him away.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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