Glow up

Unaware that the lady had not held up her end of the deal, Raure took a quick lick of the crystal. Her words came as soon as he felt small pieces of the crystal on his tongue. He held his tongue out awkwardly, going cross-eyed trying to look down at the pieces. She asked how the crystal tasted and as he was about to answer, it felt as if the small bits of crystal on his tongue began to burrow into the tissue of his mouth. Frantically he began trying to spit the pieces out, realizing only once it was too late that it seemed to be doing more harm than good. With the burning pain sensation all over his mouth now, Raure whined and pawed at his mouth.

"Tastes like nothing, but it broke and now I have splinters!" He cried, his words accented with a lisp due to his current situation. "What about yours?" He asked, wondering if she was feeling the same pain he felt.