As I expected, they turned up in different locations. I went after the first beast with Val, Esther, Gabe, and Peter. Annoyingly, she fled from us, leading us further away from my home.Gabe got news of the second one near the Council’s headquarters while we were on the chase. “The Guardians are going to deal with it,” he said. “Let’s concentrate on this one. If we get the job done in time, we move on to the second.”“Fine,” I said. “I’ll cut her off, try to lead her back here.”I was off before anyone could disagree, but Val followed me, calling her plans out to me as she ran. We worked together to push the running beast in the direction we needed.Peter, Esther, and Gabe cut her off, and when she turned back, she had to face Val and me. The beast froze to the spot, and when I took a step in her direction, she suddenly leaped toward a building. I was on her before she could get away, dragging her to the ground.Most of the fight was me keeping out of the way of her fangs while Esther batted at the beast with massive claws, but the beast’s returning strikes weren’t violent enough, and I wondered if she was a decoy or a reject.
