We stood there, staring at the larger beast as it flew away, casting its shadow over the sand dunes.
I turned my head toward where the worm had been. The sand hill there had been completely destroyed, its grains scattered everywhere.
As a result, our bodies had sunk waist-deep into the sand.
"Did we just get ignored by that monster?" Izel spoke, her voice filled with shock and disbelief.
Everything had happened in just a few seconds, and without much commotion.
I pulled my leg out of the sand. "Fortunately, it considered us too small to be a meal."
Izel tried to pull herself free. "I don't know whether I should laugh because we didn't have to fight that worm, or cry because something like that exists here."
I looked at her while dusting off my clothes. "I think crying is the better option."
With that, I turned my head and looked toward the direction the bird had flown… the same direction we were heading.
I doubt that will be the last time we see that monster.
