[ He has no comeback from that except for a rough sigh. Whether she means fighting or not, he's aware women experience more pain throughout their lives. The state of his hair is his own fault. So with a short reluctant huff of agreement, he obediently concedes and continues- ]

I conjured a door that opened to a space on the other side of barrier. I stepped through, and Miss Katsuragi observed from our side... and thank goodness she did, because she saw the creature before I was aware of the direction it was coming from.

Though before that, we heard it. It... groaned.

[ He replays the sound for her in his mind. A long and low sound, not quite a roar but undoubtedly fierce. Aching, desperate, hungry. ]

The wind changed, and I believe it caught a wiff of us. It wasted little time before it charged, and that's when it entered my range of awareness. It all happened so quickly-

[ That range of awareness he speaks of is not a very long one. The memory is there if she wants it, fresh in his heightened senses. Heavy paws pounded the earth and sent shockwaves through his legs, revealing the creature's massive size. ]

I might've injured it when I ended the spell and closed the door, but... it was so large I doubt it. And despite it's size, fast-

[ He's lucky he left the magic door open, and turned to run as fast as he did. He reaches down and lifts up the back edge of his robes to show her the frayed four slashes torn into them - wider than a dire wolf's paw, made clean from sharp claws. ]