Thank you thank you thank you, Miss Rey. I know this is terribly sudden, but I assume the Door must have oh shh shh shhhhh.
[The kalugra heard him, apparently; its lumbering steps grow heavier as it draws near, its massive snout sniffing the paw plants only a short distance from his hiding spot. After another solid minute of silence and nervous jittering from Carlisle, he peers over the hedge to see it has moved away once more. He lets out a sigh of relief as he slides heavier into the shrub, as though it would better conceal him. Significantly shakier, he continues, finally getting around to answering her question.]
Th-th-they are said to have a slightly hypnotic ef- effect when their gaze is met, but I couldn't say how v- valid that information is. And- and given your resistance to my own compulsions, perhaps you w- won't be affected if it is true.
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[The kalugra heard him, apparently; its lumbering steps grow heavier as it draws near, its massive snout sniffing the paw plants only a short distance from his hiding spot. After another solid minute of silence and nervous jittering from Carlisle, he peers over the hedge to see it has moved away once more. He lets out a sigh of relief as he slides heavier into the shrub, as though it would better conceal him. Significantly shakier, he continues, finally getting around to answering her question.]
Th-th-they are said to have a slightly hypnotic ef- effect when their gaze is met, but I couldn't say how v- valid that information is. And- and given your resistance to my own compulsions, perhaps you w- won't be affected if it is true.