Which getting as far from this thing as possible already is, even before some twisted, hulking thing starts to lurch itself up out of the disturbed earth. In the dark, still draped in earth, it had been easy to miss, but when it starts to move, slithering up out of the barrow's caving in side, there's no missing it.
He's back on his feet almost before she warns him, though the direction's still appreciated. That thing's arms must be half as long as it is tall; he'd swear he felt it swipe the air just in front of him as he lunges backward.
The hatchet is out of his belt and in his hand, but this isn't a fight he wants to try. ]
Run! [ He doesn't wait for her, only glancing back as he breaks for the maze of trees surrounding them. ]
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Which getting as far from this thing as possible already is, even before some twisted, hulking thing starts to lurch itself up out of the disturbed earth. In the dark, still draped in earth, it had been easy to miss, but when it starts to move, slithering up out of the barrow's caving in side, there's no missing it.
He's back on his feet almost before she warns him, though the direction's still appreciated. That thing's arms must be half as long as it is tall; he'd swear he felt it swipe the air just in front of him as he lunges backward.
The hatchet is out of his belt and in his hand, but this isn't a fight he wants to try. ]
Run! [ He doesn't wait for her, only glancing back as he breaks for the maze of trees surrounding them. ]