Under the tangled hair, the Brood cracked a smile.
"Talk? <<snicker>> You want us to... talk. Did you think slaying an Elder Beast would go unnoticed? We heard. We are coming. Like a snake coiling about prey we will starve this place. You threw down the challenge, not us. Why would we not come to be tested?"
She cackled, quiet and cracked.
"Many will fall but those who rise will be better for it. We will get you eventually. The Dark always wins. Or you could just... run."