Day 2

I came to my senses in a kind of large earthen nest, without knowledge of whether it had been moments or days that had passed. I scrambled toward freedom, to the lip of the nest, with the alacrity of wounded prey. I kept a silence, not daring to look at the depredations the creature had wrought upon my tender flesh lest I cry out, but it knew my intent and scuttled quickly to block my path. And yet, it did not slay me. A slow horror crept upon me, as I realized that the creature wanted or needed me alive.