The Beast
Get back underground, you mongrel. You’ll give us frostbite. Your time is almost up anyway.
HUNGER.
Still? Get on with the hunt, then.
SMELL CREATURE.
Goddess save me.
NOT DEER.
A cow again? Much preferable than the rotten sheep you found last week. I couldn’t move the rest of the day, and—
WOMAN.
…Stop.
HUNGER.
Turn around.
HUNGER.
Get underground now!
HUNGER FOR WOMAN.
Goddess fucking dammit. BEAST. HEAR THIS. TURN AROUND NOW AND I WILL GRANT YOU ANOTHER FULL DAY AND NIGHT ABOVE.
LET ME OUT?
YES. ONLY IF YOU GET BELOW RIGHT NOW.
WOMAN CLOSE.
Is she really worth losing two days above?
YES.
You’ve done this to yourself, then.
YOU LIE.
I have not. I’ve warned you before that this would happen.
NO…CONTROL…ME…HUNGER.
You cannot have her. Let me take the reins.
I STAY.
Stop resisting. You’ll bruise my ribs again.
CLAW. STAY. HUNGER. WOMAN.
I’m sorry, but I must do this. She is not yours to take.
NEED.
You think you do, but we’ve gotten along just fine without.
YOU NEED.
Ha. Now you’re concerned for me, eh? She must be something.
GET FOR YOU.
Stop resisting me. Get your hairy ass underground.
brINGER.
Bringer? What is that?
brINGER FROM VEIL.
Bringer from… Leave! Leave right now!
BLOOD.
What?
BLOOD SPILLED. SMELL.
You couldn’t have. I would know if you—
brINGER BLEED.
On this land?
brINGER COMING TO YOU.
Now?
NOW.
Fuck.