I heard jvb come rushing into the room and then he started yelling for the others to come up. I immediately wrapped my left arm around his head and covered his mouth with my hand. "Shhh! Be quiet!" I still heard him muttering about the monster; but, that was impossible! I had covered his mouth with my hand, so he couldn't be 'talking'. Still, I could hear his voice saying things. Why?
We had more important things to think about right now than how I could hear his thoughts. I looked at him again to make sure he understood the need for silence. He did, I could tell, so I quickly uncovered his mouth. The creature had halted in the middle of the room, swinging its heads back and forth, trying to keep all of us in its view. I pointed at jvb and then motioned him to stay where he was while I tried to circle around the poor beast.
It was watching Nero and jvb intently so I was able to slide around behind it. Remembering Kiya's upset over the rats, I couldn't help but think about how she would react if we killed this poor beast. "Well now is as good a time as any to try that sleep spell I read about in my book." I quickly chanted the spell, and watched as the creature sagged to the floor. "Whew," I let out a breath of relief. "jvb, please go get Kiya and Hypatia. Let's see if they can heal this poor creature. If they can't we can put it out of it's misery." I also 'thought' at him, "Go quietly, okay?" I wasn't too surprised when I heard him respond out loud, "Sure."
