we know its broken, but here we are

He seemed done with whatever project he had and his quick retort had her head up and laughing. How outrageous that someone would "pretend" to be a nightmare. Either be one or be food for the worms.

"That's a good one! Pretending is all you'll do in that case." She rolled her shoulders, "Come out! Show me what you were actually doing - Coward hiding in the dark. We'll see who's the nightmare!" She teased with a hint of dangerous command in her voice. Xina held her tail out straight behind her. She wasn't afraid of any overgrown oaf who couldn't face her in the dark. She had four brothers about his size. She backed up into the cavern proper, allowing him some room to fully emerge into the paltry light of the mine.

"speech"