"As I told Tarvak before you entered, I caught one of the hard ridges inside the Furnaceback Centipede's throat before its muscles dragged me deeper."
Simon spoke without hurrying.
"The Abyssal Tortoise Shell Bead formed a barrier around me. When the beast began gathering fire, I used a technique I recently learned to attack the softer parts inside its head. The attack disrupted whatever it was preparing and made it flee underground."
He briefly repeated the rest of the story.
Simon claimed that he had remained suspended inside the creature's throat while the defensive barrier weakened around him. The centipede had twisted, burrowed through stone, and tried repeatedly to crush him with the muscles surrounding its throat.
According to him, the Abyssal Tortoise Shell Bead had been close to breaking when an unknown demon attacked the beast from outside.
Korran did not interrupt.
His gaze remained fixed on Simon, but several thoughts moved behind his cold expression.
