FIGURES OF SPEECH

Simile: (p. 1)

"The Whips, as silent as hunting cats, surrounded Blood Burrow in the hour before sun-up and began their sweep as the morning dogs began to howl."

Simile: (p. 2)

"They fled like rats. They have holes and runways everywhere."

Simile:

Ottmar cried like a blubbering baby.

This fits into the story because Ottmar did cry when he was captured and put into a cage. He realized he was no longer king and would be killed.