(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

its hind legs, balancing with its prehensile tail. As I approached its eyes
narrowed to slits and it begins to hiss.
"Greetings," I offered.
The air around the creature began to radiate heat and its scales took on a
pale sheen. It gave me a hungry look and appeared ready to strike. Suddenly
it released a flurry of hisses and relaxed its stance a bit. "Sssssss! Go.
Grossssuk no talk, told wait... Ssssssss..." It glared at me as its tail lashed
back and forth.
"What kind of creature are you?"
Every muscle on the creature seemed to tense as it released a storm of
snarls. It started to reach for my scarred flesh, then stopped. Hate dripped
from its eyes when it spoke. "Grosssuk no talk. Sssssssssss. You lucky human.
You go while ssstill lucky. You ssstay, Grosssuk ssshred!"
"Uh, Sebastion sent me."
The creature relaxed quite a bit and the air grew cooler. It held out a clawed
hand to me. "Ssssss. Give Grosssuk information." He looked at me
expectantly.
Oh crap. I needed to stall. "What information?"
It was hard to read facial expressions on a reptile, but I was certain that
Grosuk was rather annoyed with me. His tail began to lash furiously and the
air grew warm again. "No quessssstion. Give Grosssuk information or die.
Grosssuk then take information from body."
"I need to know which piece of information is for you. I run errands intended
for several people, you understand."
He glared at me for a moment while he thought. Finally he gestured at the
nearby tower. "Sssiege tower. Ssssss. How get inssside. Sssebastion say he
divine way..." Grosuk took a step toward me and held out his hand. "Now
give!"
Maybe I could just back away... "Oh, that information. I'm sorry, Sebastion
wanted to deliver that one in person. He'll be along soon."
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