Matthias snapped to attention suddenly.
"Redtail, turn around!" the keeper said, straining to look behind him and pulling out Dragomir.
ZZZZ...whuh... HEY! Dragomir said. I was sleeping! What the heck did you do that fo...
The sword stopped in mid-speech.
"I take it that you just sensed what I did?" Matthias said, looking back at Dragomir.
What do you mean by "sensing"? Stanley asked from his spot on Redtail's head.
HUH? Dragomir said. A talking knife?!
"Stanley, this is Dragomir; Dragomir, this is Stanley," Matthias said. "We can finish the introductions later, after we find out just what it was that we sensed."
Redtail turned around and galloped back towards town.
Upon arrival, Matthias slipped off of Redtail, Stanley in his robe pocket and Dragomir in his hand.
"Now," said Matthias as he looked around, "what could have caused that dist..."
His eyes opened wide.
"Oh, FRACK," he murmured.
Millions of beasts of multiple shapes, sizes, and colors were attacking the innocent. As they stood there, a giant hook horror-esqe creature charged right at them.
"LOOK OUT!" Redtail said, side-stepping the beast. Matthias tried to do the same, but the beast grabbed him by his bad shoulder, and was about to finish him off when the keeper swung Dragomir, severing the claw from the arm. Crashing to the ground, Matthias ran over to Redtail and hopped on.
"We've got to get help!" he said.