? Ikazkan -> Tezot

That’s strange… If it’s begging for mercy, it must be quite intelligent. No regeneration was observed in battle… the snake will remain vulnerable for one more strike for a long time… perhaps we can try to negotiate. There’s danger, death, and extreme risk everywhere anyway. It can’t get any worse.

“You have lost,” Rurek said in a confident tone. “But I am willing to let you go on one condition. You know these tunnels like the back of your hand. You know where a certain woman, resembling a human but with ears like a fury, roams around here, right? If you show me the way, you can crawl off in any direction and continue your snake life.”

Rurek tried to reinforce his words with gestures. Perhaps the snake will finally understand…