the ferrets would… immediately assimilate a single file line. The monster would assume a marching progress and the ferrets heads would be upright. My heart started thumping. The monster seemed to bee line right towards me. I was in its line of sight. Maybe I was just in its way. What if I moved.

I decided to take a few steps to the left. A branch in the distance cracked and the Monster eased up. The ferrets gently scrambled. The march was no longer…