Friday Fiver Challenge

Five sentences from the fifth chapter of a Kalquor-universe book. Where did this come from?

“Thought you had me, didn’t you?” he asked.

The Nobek looked into that nobly handsome face with its smiling mouth.  He’d give anything to kiss those lips, curved in anticipatory pleasure.  “I thought you went down kind of fast.  I wondered if you had neglected endurance exercises.”