Niniel flushed, and nodded. Was she that obvious? It appeared so. Well, then, she'd simply have to control herself better. What was it about this inn that made her lose her guardedness. A tale like Soronume's wouldn't have made her blink in the old days.
Spawn of Ungoliant. Giant spiders. She shivered. Little, ordinary spiders were bad enough, but a spider big enough to eat her for breakfast was too awful a thought. Niniel steeled herself for the rest of the tale.
"Please, Sor--soronume. Con--continue." Thrice-cursed stutter.
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