The creature howled. "YOU BITCH!" it shrieked, balling its hands together and bringing down a heavy, nasty blow at the shoulders. But, when it did, the blade still held inside of it and it dropped to a knee. It breathed through its fanged teeth with a snarl, trying to claw back at Winter with such ferocity that it was keeping her at bay for now, but only through that raw rage. It was attempting to wear the seasoned warrior down with blows before she had the chance to recover.

Neo, meanwhile, frowned. Slowly, she started to get to her feet with an almost bored look in her eyes, annoyed very obviously. One step after another, she started to draw near to them, her eyes on the beast that currently held her, one hand letting the umbrella drop near to the ground. No words, but it was obvious that she wasn't happy right now, and its attention was entirely on Winter to keep her away from that light.