The nguruvilu slithered into the big man’s hands carefully. As he lifted her up, she studied his face carefully. She tilted her head. He talked a great deal, this human. She hadn’t known a human who talked so much, particularly to a Lilim.<br/><br/>Her tongue flicked as she considered his offer. So he wanted fighters, like he was a fighter, but didn’t want them in the form of other humans. That made sense, she supposed. The humans she had seen did not seem like fighters, certainly not good ones. Maybe this human would take her someplace interesting. And he had already promised her eggs, though she had not asked for them. She certainly wouldn’t be able to get eggs from this farm anymore. Maybe pets had figured something out, getting fed by humans for only the pleasure of their company.<br/><br/>She opened her mouth to give some sort of reply, but instead she hissed in surprise as she heard the splash of water and her fishy friend’s battle cry. Then she was thrust into darkness, cupped in the human’s hands. She slithered through his fingers and over to her friend flopping on his chest. She tilted her head and barked, a little mockingly,<i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(65, 168, 95)">“And what was your plan for </span></i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(65, 168, 95)">after <i>you landed, great savior?” </i></span>She couldn’t help but give a foxy snicker. She stretched her little arms out as wide as she could and began to push Kital back towards the water.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(65, 168, 95)"><i>“Do you ever think before you leap?” </i></span>She teased good-naturedly,<i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(65, 168, 95)"> “The human wants me to become a fighter with him. Saved me from the fat fishers, offered to give me eggs.”<br/>
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“Says he wants a trio,” </span></i>She barked thoughtfully, taking great effort to get the Matsuba down the human’s body,<i><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(65, 168, 95)"> “He seems a bit foolish. Talks very much. But he seems different from the other humans here.”</span></i>