"It could probably already be hurt, too," she whispered, on the heels of Tsubaki's observation. "That's good for us, right?" The tightness in her chest loosened just a little at the thought, though she still didn't dare to move more than was absolutely necessary. Whatever had been done to it, it could very help them make their escape. But it wouldn't do to get too confident either, not after what had happened the night before.

"If... If we're careful, I think we can get past it now. It might not even be able to follow us for long if it sees us." They were getting closer and closer to the creature by then, closer to where they could finally move past it. "We can do this..."