I reach for my axe and that's when I remember that all my weapons, except Black Razor and most of my armor, are under the lake. I pull out Black Razor and crawl towards the camp to see what is roaring. When I see it, I don't quite know what to call it, it is standing on two legs and has the general shape of a velociraptor, but its body is covered in blue fur.
Its tail is covered in yellow feathers, it has a feline face with a frill of more feathers, but these are red, it has two arms that end in wicked looking claws and everything is soaked. I see it sniffing around where I had been keeping the alligator meat, did it eat what I threw in the river and then follow the trail back here looking for more? Slowly, I reach over and touch the amulet on my chest.
'Ruby, come out please, but stay low and quiet.'
Ruby appears in her human form crouching beside me, follows my gaze and sees the creature.
Ruby whispers "What is that?"
