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For the girl’s young age, she showed no fear. Not a second thought to the snake or to anything else… she’d just gone for it. Full send. Jael respected the child— not that the respect of someone in her position meant a whole lot, but still. She’s impressed by the girl’s willingness, her ability.

The whimper doesn’t escape her notice. With as much crushing, sundering force as she can manage, she rips away with a chunk of flesh from the creature. It comes away in her jaws, blood flowing freely. Jael stumbled on her still-sore hind leg, but she was confident Calliope could handle what little life force was in the behemoth of a bitchy bungee cord.