QUOTE : I started to respond, but Bambi slithered up and placed its horse-sized head on my shoulder. Every muscle in my body locked up and I squeezed my eyes shut. There was a puff of air, stirring the hair along my temple. Bambi’s forked tongue shot out, tickling the side of my neck. <br />“Hey, look, Bambi likes you.” <br />I pried one eye open. <br />“And if she didn’t?” <br />“Oh, you’d know, ’cause she would’ve eaten you by now.