For what seemed like hours, Aelin swung helplessly upsidedown, awaiting her fate wherever they took her to. She had considered burning the spiders to nothing but ash, but she was curious as to where they were taking her. The trees got thicker in this part of the forest, and very little light shone through the canopy overhead.
She was just wondering whether she should try to sleep when she was dropped to the ground very unceremoniously, hitting her funny bone. She stifled a crie and rubbed her arm hard, while glaring at the spider that had dropped her. The others around her had gathered in a circle, their huge bodies surrounding her and blocking her escape routes. She tried to stand, but she was wobbly on her feet and decided in was best that she remained sitting. So she sat, and brushed the leaves off her leather jacket and waited for something to happen.
Something did happen, but not what she had expected.
She had expected one of the spiders to pounce upon her, to truss her up in silk ready for eating later with their monstrous pincers. But instead, the one that had carried her spoke.
"You wish to purcase spider silk?"
Aelin was almost so shocked that she fainted, but she supposed that in a land of magic and wild beasts, a talking giant spider didn't seem too unlikely. So instead she grinned at them with a feral smile and replied,
"That is what I said, isn't it?"
The spider was not impressed with that answer, and spat a glob of sickly green poison at her, which she doged with feline efficiency. She grinned again, but that just seemed to infuriate it more.
"What is your name, girl?"
Aelin huffed. She had a feeling finding the spider that had given the spidersilk would be harder than she had first expected.
Another chapter for you! Sorry I haven't been posting much, I've been busy. I'll try to post a chapter everyday, but I cant promise.