"Ahhh," Marcel nods slowly. "So he wants to make a mess, leave other people to clean it up and skip town without worrying about the collateral damage. My favorite."

Josie turns and points to the house they were watching. "He's holed up over there. The ideal is to hold the creature here long enough that he's forced to despell it himself or I can get something of his to do it myself."

"How long do you think it will take it to get here?"

"I think you're probably the juiciest prey in town. It shouldn't take long."