my mama says that alligators are ornery...

Tarnish wasn't sure why he expected his sister to know. She always seemed to just know things but this new beast was just as strange to her. Maybe it was some sort of dragon! Tarnish cheered as Worc flew down, talons tearing at the gator's face before he flew back up into the sky. Calliope took a shot at the gator but then warned that its skin was super hard. Well, shit! What were they supposed to do now? Tarnish took his own chance, darting forward and lashing his claws out at the creature's tail. His claws dug in a bit but it was like scraping against the thick, tanned hides that made up some of the raiders armor. The gator sensed the attack and whirled around. Tarnish screamed and scrambled up the nearest tree, climbing up to a branch just as the alligator seemed to leap out of the water at him. Its jaws just missed his tail as it crashed back into the water.

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