 The thing easily dodged the blow, and then took the form of a huge bear, less effective than its previous form at making a man question that he'd ever known anything good, but quite handy at knocking a battleaxe out of a man's hand with a swipe of its paw, and then biting out the throat of a young girl. Brennan ran for his axe, hoping against hope to save the girl, or at least make the beast pay.