The creature ran for the woods, pursued, and meant to rebound and attack the person at her heels when it felt the pull of something that had its attention. It was out of focus, but something drew the creature to this new one, this strange, huge beast it could not name.

There was some sort of promise that the creature felt obligated to uphold, and for now, the two of them had a common enemy: the prey that was now stopped in its traps.

Her claws were out and her teeth twisted in a gnarled grimace, ready to feed.