Shaun shied away from Blake a little, albeit not as much as he could've. He held Calvin close to him. His eyes were wide and scared, and he was still shaking from more than just the cold.

The question finally sunk in that time, and he glanced down at himself, only then registering the throbbing on his ankle. He glanced away from Blake and reached down to pull up his pantleg, revealing part of a welt where the tentacles had reached his bare skin to sting him. It was bright red, and he whimpered when he saw it.

"It grabbed me. It's not...that bad." He scrubbed at his eyes. "I wanna go back to town now."