Kratch & Tom- Telepathy

But then I heard a voice, harsh and sibilant, right inside my head.

"I thirst!" it hissed insistently. "The rabbits welcomed me, thank you, but were just morsels. Now I need to quench my thirst with human blood. I kept my promise and answered your summons. Now you must provide me with what I need!"

My previous communications with the boggart had been very different: I had spoken and it had understood, but it had scratched its replies on wood. Why had things changed now? Was this another gift inherited from Mam?

I reflected that it might well be connected with the fact that it had drunk my blood.

"What are we waiting for?" demanded the voice of the boggart. "No human has ever dared touch me before. You are brave! You are worthy to walk with me. Let us kill together!"