The door to the outside opens up, rousing a chorus of chitters and growls and other sounds from the box stalls. You stumble through, pushed by two troll guards. "Food for the carnivorous lusii." They simply utter. "Don't fuck this up, Tavros." And they step out.

Tavros, of course, immediately fucks it up by not throwing you into a box stall right away. That second of hesitation is enough for you to look up at him in confusion.

“Er, sorry, but I have to feed you to one of the lusii.” He stutters, still standing way too far from you to actually seem about to take action. “Yeah, the apology’s not gonna do it for me.” You reply with a sigh, unable to do much but shuffle in place. “Um, yeah, but I have to do it, so… please collaborate?” He responds meekly, fluttering his wings to get closer to you.

“No.” You shuffle away from him. This seems to be enough to stun Tavros, and he simply stops, with a pleading expression. Which is really pitiful, but isn’t gonna be enough to convince you to get eaten. “And why do you have wings? You’re the only troll with wings I’ve ever seen.” You add, looking him up and down. “Oh, these? They sprung when I pupated.” He replies proudly, hovering over the ground. “My legs don’t work, so these bad boys move me around.”

“Cool.” You reply half-heartedly, but it makes him happy nonetheless, and a sudden burst of gutsiness overtakes him. “Okay, since you don’t want to, um, get eaten, I will sneak you out.” Before you can say anything, he picks you up with surprising upper body strength and takes flight, heading for the dome of the facility.