[She glanced back at him, wondering briefly what he was looking for, but she couldn't afford to be distracted from the worms for very long. She just had to keep them off of him until he found whatever it was.
Easier said than done. The worms at least seemed smart enough to notice who had the spear and who looked like a sitting duck, and a few of them very distinctly started moving in his direction. She leapt in and knocked one away from him that had gotten almost dangerously close. She could deal with them, but whatever he was hunting through the sand for, she hoped he found it soon.]
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Easier said than done. The worms at least seemed smart enough to notice who had the spear and who looked like a sitting duck, and a few of them very distinctly started moving in his direction. She leapt in and knocked one away from him that had gotten almost dangerously close. She could deal with them, but whatever he was hunting through the sand for, she hoped he found it soon.]