> Grip tightly to Kouyoshi's shoulders, and try to not tremble at the sight of the bat. Listen to its response.
> You tighten your grip on Kouyoshi's shoulders as you listen to the bat's response, trying not to quiver at the meer sight.
> "Many of us are here." Its voice is gravely and raspy, and slightly choppy, as if it is having a great deal of trouble speaking. "Four to each human in this village."
> "And what did you do with them? Eat them?" Kouyoshi's tail swishes back and forth. "If you wanted Mayohiga back, the mere sight of you would've been enough to scare them off," she adds with a bitter chuckle.
> The bat's laugh is joined by a chorus of animalistic shrieks from the sidelines, but there is nothing to be seen.
> "One must not waste valuable resources...or potential tribe members."
> "We're not hoodlums!" Kouyoshi stamps her foot on the ground and snarls. "Surely you could've had a better approach than starting a fire in the middle of the forest! How do we know the next time it's going to rain?!"
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