Chapter thirteenMost people give a wide berth to schrepims, who rarely leave their homes. Three important things characterize them: their speed, the effort you have to expend to kill them, and their reputation.
Except for one, all Granumin’s paktuns earned their pay. The wretch in question acted in a manner which admittedly represented the instinctive reaction of any normal person in an attack by schrepims. He spun around and fled, screaming loudly. The others tried to protect their masters, and were killed.
The skin of schrepims consists of gray-green scales bordered by a rich blue color. As usual, they wore coats of mail. They had no shields and their swords were braxters. They balanced and whirled around with incredible speed on their thick tails, which differed in every respect from
