Calien glanced at the fallen shapes of the humanoid twin-tentacle octopuses strewn across the darkened corridor, then looked back at Chief Varros with a gleam of unabashed eagerness in his eyes. "Chief," he began carefully, his voice tinged with respect but also a spark of boyish excitement, "can you show us again, sir? Another one of those techniques you just did?"
Before Varros could even draw breath to respond, one of the chief's own attendants frowned slightly at Calien's boldness and took a quick step forward. "Sir Calien," the attendant said gently but firmly, dipping his head toward him, "you must remember that Chief Varros is a busy man. You shouldn't make such a casual request of someone at his level."
