The sound is hard to miss. Ginia stops as well and looks toward the direction of the sound, trying to make out whatever it is might be coming toward them. It's large and moving at a fast pace, and by the time Ginia can even see what it is, it's already upon them.

It's a monstrous beast the size of a grizzly bear with giant black claws, but with the fierce feathered head of an owl. It screeches as it charges them, cranky at having being woken up and smelling intruders in its domain. The smell was strange, but food was food.

In the seconds it closes in on them, Ginia takes action; she forcibly shoves Helios aside then quickly shadow jumps away, disappearing and reappearing behind the creature. Her knives are pulled out, the weapons so pitifully small against such a large creature, and holds her ground, readying for an attack.