[Reptilian eyes narrow slightly as his head cocks to one side, listening intently to what he's being told; after a few moments to process, and another few of hesitation, the head disappears and sound of claws scrabbling on rock can soon be heard, followed by a series of noises indicative of steady, smooth scratching.
It takes a minute or two, but then the little dragon reappears, this time holding something in his claw over the edge of the pit, close to his tail where it'll be visible in the light.
Once he feels sure he's been seen, he lets it drop — and if Dave manages to catch it in time before it rattles away or breaks on the floor, he'll have an answer to what those scratching noises were: four letters painstakingly etched into the hunk of stone, though two of them are backwards by mistake.
H E L P ]
Aaa?
[From the intonation of the noise he makes, the message is a question, and Dave's new friend is seeking confirmation.]
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It takes a minute or two, but then the little dragon reappears, this time holding something in his claw over the edge of the pit, close to his tail where it'll be visible in the light.
Once he feels sure he's been seen, he lets it drop — and if Dave manages to catch it in time before it rattles away or breaks on the floor, he'll have an answer to what those scratching noises were: four letters painstakingly etched into the hunk of stone, though two of them are backwards by mistake.
H E L P ]
Aaa?
[From the intonation of the noise he makes, the message is a question, and Dave's new friend is seeking confirmation.]