“Yeah, I totally get it now why the Ministry of Magic rated them a four X beast. And that’s only one level down from a Basilisk!”

True to her word, Kazumi stayed coiled at Minoru’s feet. Though, the two did share a few words on the subject of her much larger, much more deadly relative. The hissing sounds that came out of Minoru’s mouth were very strange. But Parseltongue was less about words, and more about communicating impressions of thoughts and feelings.

“Which Kazumi wishes to point out that she is nothing like. For the record.”