Owen's belly growled louder. Being pushed again and again only made it worse.
"Oh come on! Let me taste it!" he shouted, wobbling between the greedy Bogbelly Gluttons.
Another shove knocked him flat.
"Tsk! Fine!"
Frustrated and starving, Owen looked around. That's when he spotted it—a separate nest, untouched, resting on a rocky ledge far from the others. It looked a little hidden… a little too perfect.
He squinted. "What kind of monster egg is this? …Well, if the mother shows up, I can always escape. I'll just squeeze into the cracks."
His belly grumbled again. "But for now… I'm starving."
Owen climbed the rocky path slowly, bouncing and pulling himself up with his sticky limbs. It took effort, but finally—he reached the nest. Three large eggs sat inside, glowing faintly. They were smooth and warm, steam rising gently from their shells.
Drooling, Owen used his tongue to poke a small hole in the first egg.
Psshhh!
