The Journey South: Week One
The descent from Eagle territory took three days—slower than the ascent, complicated by gravity and exhaustion and the fact that Siddy had discovered he could, in fact, chew through leather if given enough time and motivation.
"Fourth tether this morning," Leo announced, holding up the chewed remains. "He's getting faster."
"Or we're getting slower at noticing," Naga said, retrieving the iridescent escape artist from where he was attempting to investigate a particularly interesting-looking ravine.
Siddy hissed his protest, then immediately tried to bite the hand that had saved him.
"You are absolutely your father's child," Alex said, watching Naga handle the squirming snakeling with practiced efficiency. "Stubborn, aggressive, and completely convinced you're invincible."
"He gets the stubbornness from you," Naga countered, securing Siddy in his carrier with double knots.
"I'm not stubborn, I'm determined."
