- Sep 21, 2022
- 50
- 7
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Hunger could drive good people to do crazy things. Though in Crawlingroach's case it could hardly be considered a mind-numbing starvation, but more of a tummy tingling need to nibble on something. Which was likely why he had taken himself down to the river in order to sate his desire for food. Slipping into the water he seemed to melt into the flow like an inky eel as his slim figure cut through with surprising speed. Already his mouth was beginning to water at the mere thought of sinking his teeth into a meaty fish or two. Now he simply had to catch his quarry.
Sucking in a deep breath he then dove down below the surface and searched for a target. However, his efforts were fruitless. That is until he turned round and saw what was coming upstream towards him. Salmon, a horde of them! Excitement rapidly warped into feelings of terror as the large fish swarmed past him, battering his sides with their solid heads and powerful tails, forcing the air from his lungs. With scrambling, flailing paws, he managed to breach the surface of the water and suck in desperate gulps of air. The horrific ordeal had lasted mere seconds but to the young warrior it might as well have been hours!
Aching both physically and in pride, Crawlingroach made the slow swim back to the safety of the shore where he hauled himself out so he could flop down on his side on the sandy bank. So much for getting himself some lunch, that had been a complete disaster! "Well... today can't get any worse, right?"
Sucking in a deep breath he then dove down below the surface and searched for a target. However, his efforts were fruitless. That is until he turned round and saw what was coming upstream towards him. Salmon, a horde of them! Excitement rapidly warped into feelings of terror as the large fish swarmed past him, battering his sides with their solid heads and powerful tails, forcing the air from his lungs. With scrambling, flailing paws, he managed to breach the surface of the water and suck in desperate gulps of air. The horrific ordeal had lasted mere seconds but to the young warrior it might as well have been hours!
Aching both physically and in pride, Crawlingroach made the slow swim back to the safety of the shore where he hauled himself out so he could flop down on his side on the sandy bank. So much for getting himself some lunch, that had been a complete disaster! "Well... today can't get any worse, right?"