Before it, as if it was some kind of show or spectacle, or even a barbaric ritual, a smaller lizard waited. Shivering before its maker.

Meanwhile, many other lizards were bringing the red fruits into the cave, however there was no stockpile here – only the shivering lizard in the middleand the fat queen slug.

One by one, a red fruit was brought to the smaller lizard, and placed on its body. The red fruits would burst and send a growth of red solid mould over its skin as the creature cooed and twitched helplessly from the pain.