Crocodile Rock

Unbeknownst to Aureus, Pyrrhic was hot on his heels. At Benkos' insistence he was practicing being quiet and sneaky. Apparently it wasn't in his best interest to hoot and holler everywhere he went. Blah, blah, blah the element of surprise blah, blah.

So while Aureus was stalking Eligos, Pyrrhic was stalking Aureus. And doing a pretty good job of it too, if he said so himself - which he did. He thought light thoughts as he tiptoed through the leaf litter and he was careful to keep his nails from scraping the stone as he walked down the steps. His plan was to jump on Aureus just as he was about to jump on Eligos.

Of course nothing went according to plan. Aureus appeared to give up on the pounce - which wasn't a big deal, Pyrr would jump him anyway - but then the source of both his and Eligos' interest caught Pyrrhic's attention.

Abandoning the game, he crept over to his brothers. "No!" he whispered loudly. "He'd be proud of us if we caught it." Whatever 'it' was. "I bet it's one of those monkeys - we can take it!"

"Talk"