Skix's Story Chapter 4 (unfinished)

Chapter 4

Bina followed the larger female with a confidence she didn't feel, however she was a good actor. None of her postures or facial expressions gave her away. She was used to being ignored, and heading directly for the center of the campsite gave her a bit of pause. The cowardly male was staring at her, maybe he belonged to Skix? No. That couldn't be it. Anyone that was here was here because they were even more expendable than the average kobold.

“Hey, I thought you were gonna bite her head off or somethin! You gonna make friends instead? Said Yip as the two females approached the fire.

Skix looked back at the smaller kobold who was tilting her head staring at Yip with an odd look. Halfway between interest and hunger...her posture was a bit off as well. When Bina spotted Skix eyeing her she walked past the two of them sitting by the larger fire.

“Maybe. Bring her some of the fish if we got any left.” Skix said as she dug through her strangleroot bag for two of her spiders, she skewered them on her spear and put it over the fire wedged between some rocks.

By the time Yip returned with a dried hunk of mushroom some of the other kobolds had moved closer to their fire, some setting up around them. Bina eyed her plate a few whole cooked fish on it as well as some of the softer gills of mushrooms. Skix slid both cooked crisp spiders onto the plate as well.

Bina had fibbed a bit earlier, she only ate some raw mushroom before turning her attention to sharpening her dagger and cleaning off her coins. The smell of actual food made her mouth water. She took the fish whole in her claw and bit off the head first. Eyes closing with the rich taste of it.

She remembered her manners and nodded to Skix then slower to Yip. “Thank you. With food like this and good weapons, we might not die so soon. The soldier, the one who gave me the dagger. He likes you. I think he will save you till last when he's putting the others in front of him.”

Skix eyed the armored captain and his one clawed lieutenant who were speaking to each other some distance away. “I hope so. We were lucky I think, it could have been worse.”

A female close by nursing an angry red spider bite on her shoulder shot her a look saying she felt otherwise, Skix gave an in-drawn hiss when seeing the wound and gave her a head bob to show sympathy.