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Updated: May 28, 2025
It raised the intact foreclaw once more, this time pointing undeniably at Kalus. He turned to the girl. 'I don't know what this means. But he will not kill me like this. It is not their way. He gave his head a severe shake, and made his way down the slope. Stepping out onto the ledge as he had once done before Skither, Kalus felt less awe but greater danger.
Your kindness will not soon be forgotten. Feeling relieved but still pensive, Kalus started to leave. An upward thrust of the Mantis' foreclaw stopped him. 'Yes, master? 'How many summers have you known? 'Twenty-one, master. 'And in what season were you born? 'In mid-winter. Why do you ask it? 'Twenty winters ago I saw a sign in the heavens and marked it well.
For the Mantis, though not the largest, was without question the strongest and most widely feared monarch of the Valley. Its triangular jaws could sever trees in an instant, and the sharp rows of teeth on the instep of its foreclaw could tear even the thickest hide to ribbons.
The Mantis appeared at the entrance of his cave about an hour after sunrise. Kalus and the wolf had waited by the opening of the smaller enclosure, and knew without being told that he was ready with an answer. Seeing them high above, Skither raised one foreclaw and summoned them to come down. As they drew closer he stepped out slowly toward the center of the ledge.
At length it raised an unsteady foreclaw and signaled someone, apparently Kalus, to come down. Through her confusion and alarm, Sylviana suddenly noticed that its other forelimb was severed just below the first joint. One of its antennae was also missing, and it seemed to stand only with an effort.
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