[Stephen forces himself not to shrink back; Kuro's a hell of a sight like this.]
Get its attention before it catches me, then.
[Kuro said to run, right? Stephen bursts into motion, sprinting through the snow at a diagonal, aiming to run past the house. They have to get it uncoiled from around the doorway; he just hopes that Kuro will catch on and won't try to attack it head on.
The centipede's damp eyes track the sorcerer, and there's a sound like nails on a chalkboard as its front end turns to follow, peeling away from the front of the house. It's working...which means Stephen probably has only a few seconds before it catches him.]
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Get its attention before it catches me, then.
[Kuro said to run, right? Stephen bursts into motion, sprinting through the snow at a diagonal, aiming to run past the house. They have to get it uncoiled from around the doorway; he just hopes that Kuro will catch on and won't try to attack it head on.
The centipede's damp eyes track the sorcerer, and there's a sound like nails on a chalkboard as its front end turns to follow, peeling away from the front of the house. It's working...which means Stephen probably has only a few seconds before it catches him.]