[ Arya doesn't hope. She unties the bear's tail from where she had looped it around Needle and draws the slender sword. If nothing else, she can buy Henry time to run. Someone must come looking for them soon. They will know they are missing.
She grabs Henry's shoulder in a tight warning grip: stay behind me. Sword held in front of her, she follows Kyubey. Arya pushes aside grass until there is none to push aside anymore.
They're in a small clearing in the sea of grasses. When she takes a step, her foot sinks. A hole? No, a little depression. The clicking starts up again. Arya squints to see—
Eggs. Large white eggs. One of them moves, the source of the sounds. Even as she watches, the spiderweb cracks on the surface widen and pieces of shell are pushed out. ]
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She grabs Henry's shoulder in a tight warning grip: stay behind me. Sword held in front of her, she follows Kyubey. Arya pushes aside grass until there is none to push aside anymore.
They're in a small clearing in the sea of grasses. When she takes a step, her foot sinks. A hole? No, a little depression. The clicking starts up again. Arya squints to see—
Eggs. Large white eggs. One of them moves, the source of the sounds. Even as she watches, the spiderweb cracks on the surface widen and pieces of shell are pushed out. ]
It's a nest. The babies are coming out.