For a time, the naga didn't move, save for the gentle rise and fall of his bare chest with each shallow breath. Even when the human touched him, marveling at the multitude of colors on his body, he didn't budge. The amount of blood lost was not enough to kill him, but the infection had certainly begun to try, and without proper nutrition, he was not in any shape to fend off an attacker at this range, even if he had been awake.<br/><br/>It took an arm beneath him, attempting to move him, to stir K'qalikh back into consciousness. It was slow, and even when his eyelids fluttered open, he couldn't yet comprehend all of his environment. He heard water, felt the grass beneath him, registered the pangs of discomfort from the arrows sheathed in his flesh. Then, finally, his vision came into focus and he saw a figure. A human male, seated far too close to him for comfort.<br/><br/>Instinctively, K'qalikh shifted, every inch of his tail contracting, giving him enough strength to push himself away from the stranger. Doing so put weight on the arrowhead pressing into his underbelly, however, and it was with a weak rumble that he folded once again, catching himself on his arms before he could fall face first into the ground. His shoulders - narrow things capped with thin scales before fading into human flesh when reaching his chest and forearms - trembled from the effort it took to hold himself up, refusing to make himself more vulnerable.<br/><br/>Logically, of course, K'qalikh knew he had little chance of defending himself if the human meant him harm. He simply had no energy left with which to fight off an attacker. Not lacking in survival instinct, however, he turned to intimidation, the only option he had left. Raising himself up as best he could, tail pressing him up higher until he just surpassed the human in height, he opened his mouth, baring a set of formidable, retractable fangs accompanied by a shrill hiss of warning. His species carried lethal doses of venom, venom he intended to use if the human bore down on him with a weapon.