I'm so hungry.
I really want to eat a bite.
With a snake's head and a human body, Red Fang Leaf crawled cautiously over the rubble like a lizard. He strained to drag his round belly along, inching toward the cave entrance.
One eye on his long, ugly snake head constantly oozed pus. It had been scalded by lava spewed from the volcano on the way back.
His charred, foul-smelling skin hung over his body like an ugly coat, while fresh granulation tissue slowly seeped blood under the friction.
Although he was already extremely weak, the thought of his fellow clan members waiting for him in the Gathering Place filled him with strength. He slowly dragged himself forward.
I can't digest crystal.
The White Scale Stone is about to give birth. She needs to replenish her food.
I wonder whether the child she gives birth to will look like me or Green Fang.
Feeling the somewhat scorching warmth beneath his belly, the scales on Red Fang Leaf's face trembled slightly, as if he had thought of something.
This place is too close to the volcano.
Maybe I should persuade the Clan Leader to move. During the next major eruption, we'll be buried underground.
He shook his head and endured the hunger in his stomach. When he was almost at the cave entrance dug out by the Gathering Place, Red Fang Leaf let out a soft sigh of relief. After cautiously glancing at the sky, he stood up.
Although the crystal inside his stomach would help his wounds heal faster once digested, he still decided to save the food for the children.
If I save a little more, I can slowly absorb lava.
Maybe then I'll have enough money to buy the children some scales, so it won't hurt so much.