“We don’t know why they do what they do, Captain,” he replied. “But I’d guess it’s this shape because it’s within the Drominad subastral. This is why these Threnodite entities stay away from populated areas—they can get trapped into a shape if too many people are nearby. The things we love, or fear, or dream about…they influence beings like this.” “So it’s trapped?” she asked. “Locked down?” “In a way, but not really. It’s a giant snake monster now, and wouldn’t consider being anything else.” He shrugged. “It’s hard to say, though. Again, it could be in that shape for some other reason
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