163 A Chilling Report

They had even attacked in warrior formations, some of them attacking the creature's feet while at the same time acting as human step ladders for the others to climb up and slash at the beast’s neck or head but nothing penetrated. “It was at that moment that we knew that we were in real trouble.” The men explained. “So can you describe this beast? What exactly does it look like?” The queen asked. “Huge. Simply huge. Maybe eight or nine feet tall with legs like the trunk of a tree. And don't you dare be deceived by all that size. It moves as fast as anything.” The listening party exchanged glances. This sounded dangerously similar to the beast that Volkin said he had encountered. Perhaps it was the same animal after all. “So what happened after that?” The king finally asked the question everyone had been dreading the answer to. The men bowed their heads for a while and said nothing. When they looked up again, their expressions were so contorted that Erom knew what was coming could