A massive cobalt, the largest of the other serpents, drew closer. He was easily a third longer than Sessurea, and twice his bulk. His maw gaped wide, tasting the water for toxins. He suddenly threw back his head and brought his own mane to a full bristle. ‘Kelaro!’ he bellowed. ‘I am Kelaro!’ His jaws worked hungrily, gulping in the diluted toxins and pumping them over his gills. ‘I remember,’ he proclaimed. ‘I am Kelaro!’
