"Okay, I'll go first." Cassian announced.
He tightened his grip on his sword and slowly went up the stairs.
"There's nothing her-"
He was interrupted by a blade narrowly missing his throat - he managed to step back at the last second, but he tripped and tumbled down.
"Are you alright Cass? What happened?" Calen looked at the dark opening in the ceiling but couldn't make out anything.
"I'm fine, but I think we underestimated our enemies."
They could hear angry hissing from the floor above, the monsters were clearly displeased with missing.
Then the creatures moved closer to the entrance and the group could finally see them - their orange eyes were glowing in the dark, and each of the five little reptiles was holding a very primitive spear.
"They can use weapons?"
"Apparently." Alfred exhaled sharply. "If they're smart enough to do that then I'm worried how many evolved individuals they have."
