I agree. [ Her head looked down at the tracks, and she considered the way to do so. She was not so much a monster hunter, but she'd fought plenty of outlandish creatures, either ancient, terrible, or sewn together over the years. Her golden eyes narrowed as she considered. ] How long ago do you think that it last passed through here?

[ She crouched, to look at them closer. She was wearing an uncharacteristic pair of pants, her braids pulled around her head to keep out of her sight, and her fingers reached down to not quite touch it -- one never knew what a creature could cause -- but to feel at it, as if she were feeling for heat. This must be on the way to, or from, its lair, given the frequency Liem had suggested.

Curious. ]

If you give me a moment, I will lay a trap for it, to hold it still.

[ It's a simple magic trap, but one that she thinks will do well enough. There was no need to get too elaborate for the beast. That the Meris hadn't been able to deal with it was no surprise yet, but she -- nor Liem -- had not been present when it last attacked.

Nobody ever said that she lacked for pride.

She held her hand over the middle of all of the tracks, weaving the energy, and calculating the precise amount of energy that would be needed. ]

How tall do you think it is? And heavy?