The light within

Mortis grimaced as the mushroom squashed beneath his paw. He held the limb up to examine it, and caught sight of Hika’s shocked expression passed him. He offered the other boy a reassuring smile, before the piece of mushroom stuck to his paw began to wiggle. He yelped in surprise and almost fell over as the glow and wiggle of the mushroom faded.

The mushroom piece still in the ground was also wiggling, and Mort quickly backed away, struggling not to lose his footing as he wiped his paw off on the grass with each step. Hika began sneezing as Mort wiggled away, and the winged boy turned to his friend in shock. “Hika! Are you okay?” he said, closing the distance between them.

"Speech"