[Relief washes over Bill when those awful fingers release him, even if there's confusion at being grasped around the middle like someone's wrapped a rubber hose around him.
The demon seems to be easily deterred by the interference, scrambling off into the darkness as quietly as she came. Bill's chest is heaving, a slight shake still in his limbs. The attack had been too much like facing it again, and Bill is kicking himself for not acting faster, doing more. That had been a chance to make her pay and he failed.
Next time.]
Th-thank you. [Was she gone? He couldn't tell but he hoped so. As much as he had been looking for her, the realization of just how idiotic it has been to do so alone is starting to sink into his skull.]
don't worry about a thing!
The demon seems to be easily deterred by the interference, scrambling off into the darkness as quietly as she came. Bill's chest is heaving, a slight shake still in his limbs. The attack had been too much like facing it again, and Bill is kicking himself for not acting faster, doing more. That had been a chance to make her pay and he failed.
Next time.]
Th-thank you. [Was she gone? He couldn't tell but he hoped so. As much as he had been looking for her, the realization of just how idiotic it has been to do so alone is starting to sink into his skull.]