Red snorted air through his snout. Whatever it was, it was still out there, that was for sure.

Well, his talking might have been what attracted it in the first place. Maybe he could draw it out of hiding? If it was sentient. He hoped it was. His head and tail lowered, he hoped it understood the stance as one of non-aggression.

"I can hear you out there. My name is Aish-Kar-Yan, and I am unarmed." He hoped that Stacy had not been lying when she said there were measures in place to protect him. "Would you show yourself?"