-> It's quiet until it's not; the cacophony BOOM of an impact making even Lyric's body jump and their fingers squeeze the pages as they barely raise their head from their book enough to see what's happening at a distance from them in the sand. It's a horror scene in play: no better than some snuff film as they watch him rip apart chunks and carapace and pulls out organs as the beast writhes in agony. It's cruel, Lyric thinks, and he revels in it. There is a deep sick feeling in the pit of their stomach.
Against their desires, he spots them. Lyric hunches further over their knees, if such a thing is possible, and grimaces when he calls out to them. They don't know if this is a better or worse mood to engage him in, when he's high off the thrill of a hunt, so Lyric keeps their mouth quiet and their hands on their book in the shadow of the skull. Maybe if they didn't respond, he would get bored.