Zhi startled at the voice; she'd been aware of the passage of bodies, the roe's included, but it was a large voice. It tickled her ears, even in the rain, and she looked up. . .and up at the approaching figure. There was annoyance at first, until she remembered that 'Taru' was something those familiar with Lalataru called him. Right. That should have been first thought on her mind. She should have had something to eat. Her ears flicked back and forth, and she adopted an uneasy expression as she rose to her feet. "Taru. . .? Master Lolotaru?" Her eyes lit upon the sack as the realization of food hit. "I'll show ye th'way."
With a bounce, she hopped up and turned to the well-worn stairs that had been cut into the rock, leading to the Reach below. "Watch th'steps. Kids take turns scrubbin' 'em, but they're always slimier'n a bottomfish when it rains."
With a bounce, she hopped up and turned to the well-worn stairs that had been cut into the rock, leading to the Reach below. "Watch th'steps. Kids take turns scrubbin' 'em, but they're always slimier'n a bottomfish when it rains."
