(A few hours later, down in the underground cave, Leo)
A few hours after scouting out his surroundings, Leo finally felt recovered enough to stand on his own two feet, albeit rather unsteadily.
'I can bear my own weight now…. Time to get the hell out of here,' he concluded, as after checking his surroundings for any signs of the big monster, he slowly began mapping his descent from the nest down to the floor below.
However, just as he was preparing to abandon the nest, the egg beside him gave a sudden wobble.
*Shake*
*Shake*
*Crack*
A thin crack ran near the top of the egg, followed quickly by a second one that branched off like a vein.
*Crack*
*Crack*
The cracks widened slowly, with a sickening wet sound, as a small slit began to form near the top, just wide enough for something inside to look out.
And then he saw it.
A single eye.
Round, unblinking, and slit-pupiled, peering through the crack like it had been watching him the whole time.
