[Armin is right -- they need to get out of here. But some of the kids don't look like they want to budge. A couple of them are holding onto each other with wide eyes. He's fairly sure he can only carry one of them without problem --]
No, we don't...
[How are they going to do this?]
[He glances up at a sudden flash of light. A scuffle of feet barreling back to them though the smokescreen as the Skulls retreat. And...]
[And that's not Kuro. Is it? It's a lot bigger, for one thing. But it still has those distinctive spots, and still looks up at him with those same blue eyes--]
Kuro? [The Lairon grumbles, wagging what probably was a tail.] Okay then! Pick up some of the kids, and let's go!
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No, we don't...
[How are they going to do this?]
[He glances up at a sudden flash of light. A scuffle of feet barreling back to them though the smokescreen as the Skulls retreat. And...]
[And that's not Kuro. Is it? It's a lot bigger, for one thing. But it still has those distinctive spots, and still looks up at him with those same blue eyes--]
Kuro? [The Lairon grumbles, wagging what probably was a tail.] Okay then! Pick up some of the kids, and let's go!
[He'll wonder what the hell just happened later.]