Snippet #1382984

Aurora's attention was forced back to the room beyond her cell, as a large bang reverberated through the air. She couldn't see the source, but it felt as if it had come from the cell next to her. She pressed against the door trying to get a better look; though it didn't help. As the men at the table jumped up in surprise with yells of rage; thousands of tiny red spiders began to crawl out of the cell.

Aurora screamed and backed away from the door as quickly as possible. She climbed the mound of sand until she was crunched against the ceiling, and still she screamed. She watched as the eight legged monstrosities climbed on the men, and shivered. Spiders where horrid creatures that haunted her dreams and crawled into her consciousness. They were the worst being imaginable. They were hairy and poisonous and worst of all tiny. She continued to belt out her loud voice and cower in the corner. A single spider was a fearsome enemy, a being of ferocity; facing it was a terrifying challenging but she was up for it. A whole swarm? No... that was beyond her comprehension. Tears began to roll down her cheeks as her anger flared. She was a warrior. She had killed countless men in battle. She could handle her own against any being three times her size... and yet she was brought to tears before something no larger than a shilling...