Originally Posted by The Narrator

Recovering from it's tumble, it scrambled back to its feet with several of it's companions pressed on. Some began climbing the walls up towards the ceiling to attack from above.

Another, thinking it had come close enough, leapt at the girl as she ran. It only managed to tear the sleeve of her robe. Leaving a searing crimson scratch on her forearm, it would have tried again had it not been for a booming voice from somewhere deep within the Chamber.

"Not yet," it commanded.

All movement ceased and retreated back into the shadows.

For now.