Might be smarter. [ A grimace. ] But it's here. Somewhere.

[ Honestly, he's not sure if he should admit to as much (still not even sure if he should trust his own gut feelings about such things), but James is one of two people here who actually do know about this little gift of his. If he has intel like that, why keep it secret in a situation like this?

Finn does smile, though, because he's one of the people who guaranteed James some excitement, isn't he? Bit sooner than he planned, though. ]

Risky. If it is smart, we might be walking into its own trap... but this isn't working and we could flank it with the two of us...

[ James has military training, too, and appears experienced enough. The plan's risky either way, but he'd rather not waste time and end up losing the beast. ]

Yeah, all right. We'll fork off. Getting too separated probably means it'll just get two meals. We can hopefully use the terrain to our advantage, too. [ Rocky outcroppings, the occasional dead tree. All very scattered but better than nothing. ] I'll go left?