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Appearances Over Time
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It stepped out across the creek, not fully open but visible enough that the men saw it immediately.
It was closer than before, and the size of it hit me anew.
Its shoulders were nearly level with the low branches.
Its hair was wet and hanging in clumps, making it look even more ragged.
It stood with a posture that felt almost human, upright, balanced, deliberate.
It looked at the men.
The men looked at it.
No one moved for a heartbeat.
Then the creature opened its mouth and made that breathy imitation again, this time closer to Glenn's tone than ever.
Ain't no harm meant, it rasped.
Glenn's face twisted with fury.
He raised his rifle.
Tessa sucked in a breath.
No, she whispered.
Glenn fired.
The shot cracked through the hollow.
The creature jerked, not collapsing, not dropping, but reacting as if stung.
It staggered back behind a tree trunk.
The sound it made then wasn't a bellow.
It was a harsh, guttural roar that turned the air solid.