Scare time! And so appropriate for the first of October. 
Song translation: Though you leave us early, we thank you for leading the way for us. Continue to be brave, little boy, into the future.
Malachi was quickly disappointed when all she found were little trinkets full of sand on the shelves and decorative seashells still hanging from the ceiling. Still, she decided to let her nose guide her way, and she closed her eyes to sniff out any other particular edible scents.
But that is when a new smell hit her nose. She couldn't quite grasp it, and there wasn't much wind on this day to tell for sure, but it made the creature open her eyes. Something told her to turn around, but in the small aisle she felt a little squeezed in and hadn't noticed. Only then did her nose -really- detect that something, or someone, else was in the vicinity, and her muscles froze in place.
The growl she heard very softly at first, but it was no less menacing than the next time her ears twitched wildly as it neared. Mala attempted to scoot around and have her body face the doorway again, but she didn't want to make much noise or break anything (as if it was going to help this town..). Instead, for the moment, she lowered her body and attempted to make herself as small as she could, her stubby tail low along with her ears and muzzle. Even the beads around her neck didn't click-clack as she hunkered down, hoping it wasn't her intrusion that was causing the growling.
"Tlia' Mise'l ki'l naqsi- nqaliek... Wela'liek tel-nikan-awti'kewiek.." Malachi's nerves began to build, and in attempt to ease her nervousness, she began to sing softly under her breath. "Siaw mlkita' ki'l l'pa'tu'ji'j, Elmi'knik."
