The ant saw me and clicked its pincers in excitement. I noted that Qua was covered head to toe in red juice.
"Oh no, Iz! Get out of the way!" Qua screamed.
I drew my dagger, I knew I would never get away in time. I wondered how thick ant legs were. I held my dagger in my hand and drew in a breath. The ant had gotten closer and I could see its black empty eyes. The little hairs on its body and its armored legs.
I wasn't sure my knife could make a dent in those.
"Get down!" Screamed a new voice.
I looked to my left and saw a streak of black. Suddenly there was someone else in front of me. They wore a black robe and I could see their sword glinting in the sunny light. I ducked down just as the ant was about to be right upon us. I took a swipe at a leg and found my dagger did not do any damage. The sword wielder though chopped right through a leg on the other side.
