Erdrick waved the torch back and forth, keeping the crawling horrors at bay. He shielded Lady Astra with his arm, as though it would provide any defense. The scorpions skittered forward, now here, now there, each time retreating as the flame drew near.
Astra cringed as the insects caught by the torch crisped and crackled. “They’re awful! Why do they attack us?”
“They are the servants of the Dark Lord, as venomous as he,” Erdrick answered.
“Loathsome monsters!”
The scorpions spoke, in a voice of a thousand rustling legs moving as one. “Do you think we truly have a choice?”
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