My 7th entry to Inktober 2017. As they followed the winding road towards the first crew group, they saw a small figure quickly run into the bushes where it hid, trembling. One of them got on all 4s, another offered some roasted tuna they had packed while another made "Reassuring Reptilian Hums" to calm it down and earn its trust. She reminded them it's a complete disregard of protocol.

They reminded her that protocol also indicates they should never leave a hatchling abandoned and hungry and that, whenever you have conflicting protocols, the protocol is to follow your heart. Cadette Black Beak realized they may have been right all along. The other 3 decided she should be the one to hop on top first.

Well, they may not be so bad after all- Cadette Black Beak thought as she gratefully climbed up. This must be what queen for a day must feel like -"Queen of the Troglodytes"- She even put her bone garments on and sang along with them, the rest of the way "A Wimoweh! A Wimoweh! A Wimoweh"