Bracken lammasu language

  Farther along the cave, a creature stood at the edge of the light. It had the body of a large bull and the head of a bearded man wearing a bronze crown. The creature spoke in a garbled language.

  Bracken answered with equally strange speech.

  "Don't worry," Warren whispered to Kendra.

  The creature spoke again.

  "What is it?" Kendra asked in hushed tones. "What is it saying?"

  Bracken took her hand, and the garbled words became instantly untangled. The creature was still speaking.

  ". . . many years it is a relief to have a shred of hope. "

  "We will do our best," Bracken promised. "You have met Warren. This is Kendra. "

  The creature bowed his head politely. "Greetings. "

  "Kendra, this is Halad," Bracken continued, "one of the proud lammasu enslaved by the Sphinx. "

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