"You need to peel it. And not too many, the spiders only need so much food. It's about just enough to lure, to tempt, not to glut."

He uses his knife to start very carefully peeling another berry.

It is comforting, the constant rumbling ramble of another voice.

"I like animals. Animals are simple, easy, I can help them without much trouble. Like fruit for flies. A warm hearthstone to sleep on, careful fingers untangling string from talons. People are more difficult."