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creature
Simoom
the Simoom rhino
Rhino that has refused to leave Gonk's side since their arrival at the crawler base.
Story so far
As Carl walks back through the base, he notices the animals that have come along with the orc king's household. The Simoom rhino hasn't left Gonk's side since they arrived, a steady, protective presence amid the wreckage.
Nearby, Donut is introducing Mongo and Rend to King Rust's giant swamp yak, and Dong Quixote strokes the yak's side while Jamal's shark rolls around them.
Appearance
A large rhinoceros, planted stubbornly beside Gonk and unwilling to be moved.
Role
Loyal animal companion whose constant presence marks Gonk's place at the base.
Relationships
Gonk — Refuses to leave her side.
Mongo — Fellow beast among the crawlers' growing menagerie.
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- The Butcher's MasqueradeBook 5
Sources — 5 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 14
- Ferdinand's rhinoceros mount, stolen from him by Kibben during the chaotic landing on Larracos.
Chapter 41
- Ferdinand's gentle albino rhinoceros mount, borrowed by Donut to match King Rust's mount at the parlay.
Chapter 42
- Carl's mount at the parlay, who sniffs at King Rust's swamp yak and walks Carl back afterward.
Chapter 44
- Donut's rhino mount, too slow to outrun Carl, who comforts the grieving yak and survives the tunnel fall unscathed.
Chapter 48
- Rhino that has refused to leave Gonk's side since their arrival at the crawler base.