No Man's Land [2]

Cygnus watched the terrifying creature approach and walk past where they hid without noticing them. 

Even without their [Stealth] they were still not even a contender for its next meal as they were too small. The imprints in the ground had given him an idea of what to expect, but the creature was a lot more frightening than he ever imagined.

This gave Cygnus a measure of comfort for his rather risky plan to go ahead.

He gave his team a signal and they all crept out stealthily to follow behind the creature, taking care to avoid its dangerous tail as it swung about. The wary canine was still with them and when it saw them moving, it looked from them to the creature, before warily moving with them.

Cygnus didn't know what to think. It had actually followed them!

His team members were also confused.

[It's still here.] The female snake looked wary. [What do you think it wants?]