The illusion shattered as Guy sliced at it. It annoyed Loki, but he had other things occupying his time at the moment, and he could unfortunately only be one place at the time.

Farther down the hall, in the dark, something roared. It sounded very, very hungry.

"You might want to watch out for that," Loki commented idly. "Seemed a bit cranky. Someone poked at it."