"Well," he whistled softly; "I guess it makes sense that the lair would be at the top of the hill. The direct sunlight above for warmth. . ."
He shot a quick glance around;
". . .the height protects them from any predators. And the cool night breeze to balance out the heat of the day."
Stacy nodded in affirmation.
Eyes still trained on them, Nexus asked aloud;
"What's the headcount? How many of these bad boys are there?"
It took a couple of seconds for her to clock them all.
"I'd say, two score and sixteen–" she paused and corrected herself; "–no, seventeen eggs."
Nexus whistled again;
"JACKPOT BABY."
He arched his head low, and struck out his left foot- stepping into the lair;
"Come on, let's do this."
She followed right behind him.
As Nexus circled around the nest of glowing white eggs, he ran the simulation in his head- going over every single detail of the mission;
