Rebirth of the Luckiest Failure
Darius moved left, Lyra back right, Aren at the rear, with Cassia and Toven in the center, leaving Kael in the central position Professor Hale had chosen for him.
Then, the first creature emerged.
It was a compact mass of muscle and stone-colored hide, with broad claws for gripping surfaces. Its widely spaced small eyes suggested adaptation to narrow tunnels, and two identical companions followed at a leisurely pace. Professor Hale recognized them. "Stone grippers. Second-floor native, but they shouldn't be in Chamber Six."
"The migration Darius noted," Cassia observed.
"They moved up," Darius explained. "When the rock shapers left, they followed the vacancy."
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