“The council had no idea what Sanna really was and was not interested in learning more about a minor newling house.”
“One reaches me first, and with an in-air, roundhouse kick, I land a foot against the throat of the newling, then shove my blade deep into its heart.”
“If she helped her live, she'd be responsible for seeing that the newling didn't run amok while she learned to feed without tearing her hosts to pieces.”