"Maybe it didn't know that when it arrived," she pointed out. "Maybe it's first instinct was to hide."

Maybe the dragon - or whatever it actually was - had been persecuted in the same way that the gargoyles had been persecuted in their world. Which made Elisa wonder why the creature had finally emerged. Had it realised the truth or was something else responsible?

She followed his gaze towards the rear wall, returning her hand to the handle of her hand gun.

"Have we got company?"